Megyn Kelly’s stance drives me up the wall, and I promise it’s not hard to see why. She casts herself as an unbiased journalist, proud of asking Donald Trump tough questions that rile him up and lead to months of silence and supporter backlash, which she brushes off as no big deal. She even supported his election, claiming her endorsement, as a woman who’s faced scrutiny, would soften his image as a racist and sex offender, somehow helping women.
1. Kelly loves Trump calling the media “evil” or “illegal,” yet insists her own media criticism is “healthy.” She’s piggybacking on his vitriol while pretending her take is more refined and wants it both ways. Classic ‘having her cake and eating it too.’
2. She claims she’s a journalist holding Trump accountable, but then says new journalism is biased and should be and that partisanship was just a phase. You can’t be a neutral referee with a horse in the race! If the racetrack favored one contender, you’d cry foul, yet Kelly accepts this shift while clinging to her “accountability” badge. It’s not journalism; it’s selective cheerleading.
3. Here’s where it gets wilder. Kelly says her negative experience at NBC, after her 2018 racist blackface comments (defending it as okay when she was a kid, showing she still doesn’t grasp why it’s offensive), was way worse than her Fox News ordeal. At Fox, she was assaulted by CEO Roger Ailes, spoke out, lost friends, her job and serious fallout. Yet she frames NBC’s backlash as harsher? A racist remark’s consequences (including a $69 million payout) do NOT outweigh physical assault and career upheaval. It’s like she’s blind to the gravity of her own actions versus what was done to her. Kinda sad, actually.
4. She knows the sting of misogyny from Fox, yet backs Trump (found liable for sexual assault against E. Jean Carroll in 2023), with dozens of accusers, including an ex-wife who once alleged rape. She says it helps women, but how? She’s propping up a man whose behavior echoes the power abuses she’s faced, all while claiming solidarity with women’s struggles.
5. Kelly’s fine with Trump’s excesses and media-bashing, yet can’t see her blackface comments as racist, but just a misstep blown out of proportion. She wants grace for her flaws but cheers a system where bias and bad behavior get a pass if it’s “her side.” That’s the hypocrisy: she demands nuance for herself but not for the game she’s playing.
I see her as a walking contradiction the way she touts objectivity while picking horses, claiming victimhood while excusing worse, and redefining journalism to fit her narrative. It’s like she’s saying, “I’m above the fray, but I’ll still win it my way”… and that’s what blows my mind!!!
