Well, irony is officially dead, ladies and gentlemen.
In a recent interview with BBC Newsnight, Megyn Kelly said Donald Trump and his supporters aren’t the only ones to blame for the deadly insurrection on the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.
Dressed in a black and white halter top, the failed morning host tried arguing that the media was also culpable for what happened, saying members of the press couldn’t check their “personal feelings” about Trump.
“They hated him so much, they checked their objectivity,” Kelly said. “It wasn’t just CNN, all of them did. They just couldn’t check their own personal feelings about him.”
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That’s rich coming from a woman who spent an entire decade peddling partial truths and conspiracy theories and spewing divisive partisan nonsense on Fox News.
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The blackface apologist went on to say that the insurrection was at least partially fueled by “a complete lack of trust, a destruction of trust in the media, and people don’t know where to turn for true information.”
Again, very rich coming from a woman who did more than her fair share of sowing that distrust when she hosted The Kelly File from 2013 to 2017.
“The media should have tried harder to take a hard look at his policies and see him clearly,” Kelly rambled on, adding that Trump was a “larger than life” figure who “sucked up all the oxygen in the room” because he was so “personally controversial.”
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"He’s been called a narcissist… [but] you don't become president of the US if you're not a narcissist."
Speaking to @maitlis last night, journalist @megynkelly says Donald Trump's temperament "sullied his legacy on his way out of the door" https://t.co/tQ874THGUx#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/GSxRbrqBKP
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) January 20, 2021
Here’s what Twitter has to say about Kelly’s “blame the media” argument…
Megyn Kelly was so terrible at her job that NBC paid off her enormous contract just to be rid of her.
— Wendy the Warrior 🇺🇸 (@WOgaard) January 24, 2021
Slow day? Has to be if they’re giving a total hack like Megyn Kelly face time.
— Ellis Crane (@Ellis_Crane) January 24, 2021
Why do we still need to hear from Megyn Kelly?
— think i will stay after twitmo 🇺🇸 😈 🍺 💉 💙 (@TwitmoGotMeDown) January 23, 2021
I’m sorry but I’ve never heard anything so ridiculous as Megyn Kelly saying on BBC Newsnight that Trump mobs attacked the Capitol because they didn’t trust the media — not Trump lying that the election was stolen
— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) January 24, 2021
Remember when Megyn Kelly couldn’t comprehend why black face was horrible?? Pepridge Farms remembers.
— Amber Kearney (@amberanora) January 24, 2021
No BBC, Megyn Kelly isn’t a journalist in any way, she’s a propagandist and an irrelevant racist who lost her show because of her racism. Her opinions are as sought after as sewage waste.
— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) January 24, 2021
Since Megyn Kelly is trending again, I’ll say that I really loved Charlize Theron’s portrayal of her in “Monster”.
— Cheryl Z (@FeralCherylZ) January 23, 2021
Thank you for letting the world see how dead inside @megynkelly is. We don’t miss her on US TV at all.
— Gailen David (@gailendavid) January 24, 2021
Megyn Kelly is never going to get back on television, and no matter how many dumbass things she says to get her name trending, she’s still not going to get back on television.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) January 23, 2021
Dear BBC, Megyn Kelly is not a journalist. Please correct your tweet.
— Tada no Tamago (@tada_no_tamago) January 23, 2021
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
Cam
Just so I understand this, according to Megyn, people who hated Trump in media, caused a group of pro-Trump people to attack the Capitol and try to kill sitting members of Congress and the VP.
Maybe Megyn should go back to saying Blackface was ok, or that Santa is white. She’s better at being racist than she is at actual politics.
jcool
i’m megyn kelly. i don’t know how to spell megan. look at me. i have a podcast. pay attention to me. look, i wore a halter top. i’m important in america. i’m part of the media that i say sucks. look at me!
ted72
I hope she gets a reunion with Hitler soon.
Jake123
I mean the sole blame for the riots lies with the rioters it’s that simple. That being said the media are not innocent. Fox News refused to accept the results of the election which just emboldened delusional people and CNN and MSNBC made such a huge deal over everything Trump did (like his golfing, etc) that when he actually did something inconceivable evil (like threatening to turn the army on his own people) a lot of people just thought it was another Tuesday.
Jake123
I should add of course the rioters AND Trump are primarily to blame for the capital riots.
Openminded
Ditto, Jake. Trump and his most extreme followers are responsible for a huge majority of the attacks/riots, but for once Meghan isn’t totally telling a lie with her claims about media involvement. Every adult SHOULD be smart enough to digest the media news and weed out the unbelievable, but in today’s world that just doesn’t seem possible for most airheads. Too many people have become so radicalized that all they hear, and want to hear, is anything that supports their conspiracy theories and everything else just puts them on a rampage, be it truthful or not. Very much like how Cam is going to follow this post with untrue claims of how I’m a troll and alternate screenname for RoyAjax .
Cam
@Openminded
Nice to see that no matter what screename you’re in, your obsession continues.
As for your comment. Trump spoke directly to one crowd in DC, that crowd then attacked the Capitol building.
Deflect all you want, but that’s what happened.
cuteguy
She’s catering to Chump’s supporters bc NBC dumped her and Faux News doesn’t want her back and now she’s like a weasel without a home. She’s beyond pathetic and she should know about narcissism being a toxic one herself. I feel for her poor kids. I hope they find a good therapist one day bc they will need it after having a narcissistic mother like her. Narcissists are unable to feel empathy and she’s a perfect example of that
Toofie
Looks like Megyn is desperate to be relevant again.
topsyturvy
And speaking of “looks like” WTF has she done to her face?
ScottOnEarth
This woman is truly hapless and clueless. She’s so devoted to her bigoted, conservative ideologies that she can’t see her stupidity in front of her face and she makes no sense. To think she was one of Fox’s most valued talking heads and she’s now completely obsolete in her own industry.
LumpyPillows
I tend to want to champion women in high profile roles. But, I will be darned, there is not one redeemable republican woman. Every time I think they might be decent people who will see the light, they prove me wrong. Some are really smart, like Kellyanne Conway and Ann Coulter, but they are evil as can be with no hope of salvation. Megyn falls into the not very smart and evil-lite, but still irredeemable.
Kangol2
Sounds like she’s vying to be macked by Newsmax or owned by OAN. Gutter in, gutter out.
Creamsicle
She’s angling for an OANN syndicated show aimed at women and young men interested in the Patriot Party.
If Megyn Kelly wants to find the people responsible for the degeneration of media, she’d better start by looking in the mirror. Then she can do a twirl to admire herself, because she’s everything that Roger Ailes wanted to turn her into: an expensive policitical p r o s t i t u t e who’ll do and say anything to get back on TV.
BoylesqueBubble
“Failed” as Graham would describe her. Considering he’s a sh!t writer for Queerty, he shouldn’t talk.
Cam
You seem VERY enraged that a confirmed racist and a person who is trying to minimize the riots was being called out.
BoylesqueBubble
Cam, Megyn is a worthless piece of sh!t. Period. End of story. I’m also ALLOWED to say Graham is a joke of a writer. I’m sorry I didn’t comment on Megyn to your satisfaction, I just think Graham is a hack and a joke. So please moralize to someone else, I’m on your side, ok?