{"id":2417598,"date":"2025-03-30T09:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T13:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megyn-kelly-touts-trump-policy-leadership-and-slams-critics-over-the-presidents-past\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T09:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T13:16:23","slug":"megyn-kelly-touts-trump-policy-leadership-and-slams-critics-over-the-presidents-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megyn-kelly-touts-trump-policy-leadership-and-slams-critics-over-the-presidents-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Megyn Kelly touts Trump policy leadership and slams critics over the president\u2019s past"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmegyn-kelly-touts-trump-policy-leadership-and-slams-critics-over-the-presidents-past%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2417598&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent podcast,Megyn Kelly expressed support for Donald Trump,highlighting his accomplishments in addressing issues like the border crisis and diversity,equity,and inclusion (DEI) policies while <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">dismissing past allegations<\/a> of sexual assault against him. Kelly acknowledged Trump&#8217;s history of inappropriate behavior but stated that she doesn&#8217;t believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evan-rachel-wood-accuses-marilyn-manson-of-raping-her-on-music-video-set\/\" title=\"Evan Rachel Wood Accuses Marilyn Manson of Raping Her on Music Video Set\">specific allegations made<\/a> by E. Jean Carroll and noted that Trump&#8217;s first wife, Ivana, retracted her own accusations of rape.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly emphasized the importance of Trump\u2019s actions, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gov-abbott-pushes-back-against-bidens-climate-agenda\/\" title=\"Texas Gov. Abbott pushes back against Biden\u2019s climate agenda\">signing executive orders<\/a> to limit DEI initiatives and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-dakota-house-passes-bill-banning-transgender-athletes-from-high-school-sports-teams\/\" title=\"North Dakota House Passes Bill Banning Transgender Athletes From High School Sports Teams\">banning transgender athletes<\/a> from competing in women\u2019s sports. she criticized the current administration&#8217;s handling of border security, citing instances of violence resulting from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-times-ron-desantis-stood-up-to-the-media-and-went-viral\/\" title=\"8 Times Ron DeSantis Stood Up To The Media And Went Viral\">lax immigration policies<\/a>. Kelly concluded that she prioritizes leadership that tackles these substantial issues over concerns about Trump&#8217;s past behavior, which she believes is secondary to the pressing social and political challenges of the present.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Megyn Kelly touts Trump border and DEI policy leadership, slams critics over president&rsquo;s past<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2077451\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Podcast host <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/megyn-kelly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Megyn Kelly<\/a> dismissed President Donald Trump&rsquo;s troubled past of sexual assault allegations in light of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3362239\/trump-turning-black-hispanic-voters-into-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"accomplishments\">accomplishments<\/a> in his second term.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Kelly is a former&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Fox-News\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fox News<\/a>&nbsp;anchor who alleged her boss at the time, Fox CEO Roger Ailes, sexually harassed her on the job.<\/span> While she acknowledged that Trump has &ldquo;taken inappropriate liberties with women&rdquo; in the past, she said she does not believe &ldquo;one word&rdquo; of E. Jean Carroll&rsquo;s allegations and pointed out that his first wife, Ivana Trump, retracted her own rape allegations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3362986\/trump-courts-clash-national-security-authority\/\">&#8216;Who decides?&#8217;: Trump and courts clash over national security authority<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3363464\/trump-atlantic-story-fake-news-wont-fire-anyone-over-signal-chat-leak\/\">Trump calls Atlantic story &#8216;fake news,&#8217; won&#8217;t fire anyone over Signal group chat leak<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3363453\/trump-auto-tariffs-absolutely-permanent\/\">Trump says 25% auto tariffs will &#8216;absolutely&#8217; be permanent<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think Donald Trump is a rapist or a sexual assaulter. I do think he&rsquo;s taken inappropriate liberties with women and gotten handsy with them in a way he&rsquo;s owned himself okay? &mdash; years ago when he was a celebrity and it is what it is that&rsquo;s the past. But it&rsquo;s just about so much more than that,&rdquo; Kelly said on the <em>New York Times<\/em> podcast <em>The Interview<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megynkelly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MegynKelly<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nytimes<\/a> &#8220;The Interview&#8221; podcast: &#8220;We are talking about how many people are dying at the southern border because of the invasion that we&rsquo;ve suffered under Joe Biden. We&rsquo;re talking about Laken Riley, whose killer was let in under Biden. We put him on a taxpayer&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LLnG2Id2hC\">pic.twitter.com\/LLnG2Id2hC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Megyn Kelly Show (@MegynKellyShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MegynKellyShow\/status\/1906042800216617429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The SiriusXM host of <em>the Megyn Kelly Show<\/em> pointed to Trump&rsquo;s actions taken to address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"border crisis\">border crisis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3337438\/riley-gaines-cheers-trump-end-men-women-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"men in women's sports\">men in women&rsquo;s sports<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"border crisis\">diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/a> policies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are talking about how many people are dying at the southern border because of the invasion that we&rsquo;ve suffered under Joe Biden. We&rsquo;re talking about Laken Riley, whose killer was let in under Biden. We put him on a taxpayer flight down to Georgia where he murdered her. I don&rsquo;t give a s*** about Trump getting handsy with somebody 20 years ago,&rdquo; Kelly said. &ldquo;I want someone who will close the border, which he has. I want someone who will keep boys out of my daughter&rsquo;s sports, which he has. I want someone who will stand up to the insane DEI policies so that white kids will stop hearing in school that they&rsquo;re born with some original sin from which they cannot recover, which he has.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump signed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/equality-not-elitism\/3297779\/trump-deals-heavy-blow-dei-hopefully-lethal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">three executive orders<\/a>&nbsp;during his first days in office that effectively wrought about the end of&nbsp;DEI. First, he ordered all&nbsp;DEI&nbsp;employees to be placed on administrative leave. Then, with another executive order, he gave all&nbsp;DEI&nbsp;offices in the federal government 60 days to close down. Finally, he reinstated merit-based opportunities by repealing several orders from the president&rsquo;s past, one as far back as 1965 under Lyndon B. Johnson. The president also signed another order to ban transgender athletes from women&rsquo;s sports, which the NCAA is implementing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3360476\/megyn-kelly-new-podcast-network-mk-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>MEGYN KELLY LAUNCHES NEW PODCAST NETWORK, MK MEDIA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As of&nbsp;February, there have been just over 8,300 encounters with migrants at the southwest&nbsp;border&nbsp;since the start of the year. This follows three years that saw upwards of 150,000 attempted crossings on a monthly basis.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3296635\/tom-homan-significant-difference-border-trump-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According<\/a>&nbsp;to border czar Tom Homan, the stark change happened during the first two days of the second Trump administration when only 766 apprehensions were reported on the southwest&nbsp;border.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kelly acknowledged that it can be hard for victims of sexual harassment to come forward, as it was for her when she went public with her allegations. While Kelly continued to work for Fox News afterward, Ailes was fired and died 10 months later after a fall in his home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2077451\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2077451\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Megyn Kelly defends Trump\u2019s policies, downplays past allegations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2417599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Megyn_Kelly.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4365,33131,32171,52490,52489],"class_list":["post-2417598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-critics","tag-megyn-kelly","tag-political-commentary","tag-presidential-past","tag-trump-policy-leadership"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Megyn_Kelly.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2417598"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2417602,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417598\/revisions\/2417602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2417599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2417598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2417598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2417598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}