{"id":242288,"date":"2026-05-25T14:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T14:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/megyn-kelly-slams-maga-they-think-trump-can-do-no-wrong\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T14:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T14:58:00","slug":"megyn-kelly-slams-maga-they-think-trump-can-do-no-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/megyn-kelly-slams-maga-they-think-trump-can-do-no-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Megyn Kelly Slams MAGA: They Think Trump &#8216;Can Do No Wrong&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>MAGA isn\u2019t just withering. It\u2019s being snuffed out \u2014 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/donald-trump-bashes-stephen-colbert-as-total-jerk-and-dead-person-in-bizarre-rant-following-final-late-show\/?cc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> himself.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t hopepilled wishful thinking from the American Left. This is what diehard conservatives are saying.<\/p>\n<p>Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly spoke on the matter as she sees it.<\/p>\n<p>The MAGA deterioration is, she says, a result of Trump having \u201cbetrayed\u201d his base.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_04-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Megyn Kelly podcasting.\" class=\"wp-image-555675 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_04-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_04-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_04-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_04-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_04-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_04-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_04-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_04.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_04.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">During a chat with fellow far-right podcasters, Megyn Kelly predicted a massive electoral shift to the left.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-maga-is-not-what-it-was\">\u2018MAGA is not what it was\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>On Friday, May 22, internet political commentary villains Megyn Kelly and the Hodgetwins sat down for one of the worst meetings of the minds imaginable.<\/p>\n<p>However, some were taken by surprise when Kelly \u2014 who, despite the man\u2019s crude and personal insults towards her back in 2016, has supported Donald Trump \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9W6gxWycbVA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accused<\/a> the aspiring dictator of betraying his political base.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMAGA is not what it was,\u201d Kelly described. \u201cMAGA is now this very, very small group of Trump diehard loyalists who have to love Mark Levin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Levin is a Republican who initially opposed Trump, then supported him after he received the party nomination. Levin, like some other public figures on the American Right, has spiraled and grown more zealous, defending Trump for the indefensible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so that\u2019s by definition an increasingly tiny group,\u201d Kelly shaded. Though she seldom has good opinions, she is a <em>Mark Levin hater<\/em>. So she has one thing going for her.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Megyn Kelly X Hodgetwins &quot;What Is LEFT Of The MAGA Movement?&quot; | Hodgetwins Podcast | Megyn Kelly\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9W6gxWycbVA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Later during the same lengthy interview, Kelly observed that MAGA has changed considerably.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess I\u2019ve been surprised to see how quickly [MAGA has] shrunk down to something less formidable, by far, than it used to be,\u201d she remarked.<\/p>\n<p>That matches up with anecdotal evidence of visible signs of Trump support diminishing, and with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iQxAiKQ-z-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">empirical data<\/a> on voters with buyer\u2019s remorse now that they realize what they have unleashed upon the nation \u2014 and the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s disrespectful to call Trump voters cultists,\u201d Kelly claimed of the accurate label that such individuals often receive. \u201cBut they do have the same kind of loyalty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cWhere it\u2019s like \u2018In Trump We Trust,\u2019 and he can do no wrong.\u201d Yet, astonishingly, she went on to defend this disturbing standpoint.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Megyn Kelly makes a face.\" class=\"wp-image-555676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Megyn Kelly makes a face.\" class=\"wp-image-555676 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_02.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">During a chat with other far-right podcasters, Megyn Kelly discusses what has become of MAGA.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-opposing-the-idea-of-going-to-war-with-iran-was-not-a-throwaway-line-of-his-campaign-and-yet\">Opposing the idea of going to war with Iran was \u2018not a throwaway line\u2019 of his campaign, and yet \u2026<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cAnd I get that. You know, they\u2019ve been burned by a lot of other politicians,\u201d Kelly claimed. \u201cThey felt like Trump got them at a time when everybody was ignoring them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Trump, too, has burned these people. And she\u2019s not just talking about how he\u2019s spent more than a year sabotaging the economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s stunning to me that the people who voted for the man who said over and over \u2018No new wars,\u2019 [and] \u2018No war with Iran, no Middle East wars,&#8217;\u201d Kelly noted.<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cAnd specifically over and over said \u2018Iran\u2019 and also said \u2018The Democrats are going to get us into a war with Iran\u2019 \u2014 that was not a throwaway line,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This, Kelly highlights, was a massive betrayal. Even people who are fine with Trump\u2019s defiance of the Constitution and who actively support his opposition to human rights are balking at this.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Megyn Kelly predicts the future.\" class=\"wp-image-555677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Megyn Kelly predicts the future.\" class=\"wp-image-555677 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0524_use_megynkelly_03.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prognosticating, Megyn Kelly predicts the erosion of GOP power at the federal level in 2026 and 2028. She then lists a series of good things that could come from this, though she does not frame it this way.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat was a massive part of his campaigning and his promising,\u201d Kelly reiterated. <\/p>\n<p>Of course, while some have abandoned MAGA, others have doubled down \u2014 even if it means ignoring their previous stances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat those people on a dime were like \u2018Yes, we\u2019re pro-war with Iran! Yes, Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,&#8217;\u201d Kelly accurately characterized. <\/p>\n<p>She then acknowledged: \u201cWe all know that that\u2019s a lie. It\u2019s so obvious that\u2019s a lie to get us into this conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is important that we remember that Megyn Kelly saying this does not mean that she is a good person. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/megyn-kelly-says-she-doesnt-feel-bad-for-alex-pretti-believes-icu-nurse-was-to-blame-for-his-own-death\/?cc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">She emphatically is not<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Likely, she is looking into the near future \u2014 a time when Trump is out of power \u2014 and where she will stand with those whom he has alienated as the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/12\/nick-fuentes-says-hes-a-virgin-and-women-should-not-have-the-right-to-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">far-right figureheads<\/a> seek influence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/megyn-kelly-donald-trump-betrayed-his-supporters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes MAGA isn\u2019t just withering. It\u2019s being snuffed out \u2014 by Donald Trump himself. This isn\u2019t hopepilled wishful thinking from the American Left. This is what diehard conservatives are saying. Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly spoke on the matter as she sees it. The MAGA deterioration is, she says, a result [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":242290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-242288","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242288\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}