Earlier this week, news media members reacted strongly after President Donald Trump berated CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for not smiling enough, calling him sexist in the process. Megyn Kelly argued she’s said the same about the anchor, but no one lobbed that insult at her.
During an interview with Vice President JD Vance, he said he actually has a “decent relationship” with Collins, but argued that she doesn’t need to have such an “antagonistic” relationship with the President.
That’s when Megyn Kelly stepped into agree, stating that she’s made similar arguments about Kaitlan Collins in the past.
“Well, I laugh because I saw online, everybody was calling him ‘sexist’ for saying that,” Kelly said. “And I literally said the same thing about Kaitlan Collins a year ago on my show. She never smiles! Every once in a while, you have to smile. Roger Ailes used to tell us that.”
Roger Ailes was the President of Fox News until he departed in 2016 after several employees accused him of sexual harassment and unwanted sexual advances, including Megyn Kelly.
In August 2024, Megyn Kelly stated that Collins needed to be “less of a cold-hearted bitch” in her on-air roles.
“I will submit for the record: Her biggest sin is not that she is biased, though she is, it’s that she’s boring,” said Kelly. “She’s extremely boring with no personality … I have a pro tip for her: Smile, try smiling every once in a while … You can be a tough interviewer and also have some warmth—unless there’s none inside of you, in which case it’s more difficult.”
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Yeah, smile Kaitlin! Smile when asking a question about women and girls being sexually assaulted. Doesn’t everyone smile during a conversation like this? Megyn Kelly is insufferable.