Attorney General Pam Bondi botched the investigation into the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, failing to deliver on hype she created around the convicted child sex offender, according to Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro.
Shapiro blasted Bondi during an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tclssk--CLk">appearance</a> on “The Megyn Kelly Show” on Monday, arguing that Bondi placed the FBI, and by extension the Trump administration, in a no-win situation by teasing documents and evidence on Epstein and his alleged conspirators that she could not deliver.
“I think that Pam Bondi botched this eight ways from Sunday. I have not seen a bigger botchery of a rollout of a story maybe ever,” said Shapiro.
“I&#8217;m not blaming anybody who&#8217;s upset with the fact that they were told by Pam Bondi, at least by implication, that there was an Epstein list, that there were tens of thousands of hours of tapes, that there are 1,000 victims, that there was more coming. And then nothing happens, right?” the Daily Wire host said. “That seems to be on Pam Bondi.”
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Bondi’s public messaging in the months leading up to the release of the Department of Justice’s final conclusions on Epstein created a gulf between expectations and reality, according to Shapiro.
“Pam Bondi went on Fox News, at the very best was unclear when she said the Epstein list is on my desk,” he said, referring to a February interview in which Bondi <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bondi-says-epstein-client-list-sitting-my-desk-right-now-reviewing-jfk-mlk-files">said</a>, in response to a question about Epstein’s “client list”: “It’s sitting on my desk right now to review.”
“‘It,’ she claims, was like, all the papers for Epstein. Okay, fine, but you were very, very not clear about that, at best,” Shapiro added.
Later in February, the Department of Justice <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/right-wing-influencers-get-binders-labeled-the-epstein-files-but-downplay-revelations/">handed</a> out binders labeled “The Epstein Files: Phase 1” to right-wing influencers in a White House event. The binders handed out carried little to no new information on Epstein. After receiving blowback, Bondi clarified in a statement that the binders contained “documents that have been previously leaked, but never released in a formal capacity by the U.S. Government.”
Shapiro said the event was “much more damning” than Bondi’s poorly-worded Fox News interview.
“She had a bunch of influencers in the White House, she hands them a binder filled with old crap – all redacted. And then they trot out and hold it up to the cameras like, ‘Hey, look, this is our big prize.’ And then it turns out that there’s nothing new there,” the Daily Wire host said.
Hours after the event with right-wing influencers, Bondi released a letter she sent to FBI Director Kash Patel accusing his agency of misleading her about a trove of files on Epstein. The letter <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pam-bondi-says-fbi-lied-to-her-about-turning-over-all-of-the-epstein-files">said</a> that the FBI field office in New York withheld “thousands of pages of documents related to the investigation and indictment of Epstein.”
The issue was resolved less than a week later when the attorney general <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pam-bondi-says-she-received-a-truckload-of-epstein-files-after-accusing-fbi-of-lying">said</a> she received “a truckload” of Epstein files from the FBI.
Shapiro expressed skepticism over Bondi’s public rebuke of the FBI. “There is no evidence that there are all these documents that Kash Patel was hiding somewhere in the basement that he had not given Pam Bondi,” Shapiro pointed out.
“And then all we get is this two-page letter that, basically, is supposed to put everything to bed,” he continued, referring to a Department of Justice memo released last week <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doj-drops-11-hour-video-of-jeffrey-epsteins-prison-cell-on-night-he-died">concluding</a> that Epstein did not keep a “client list” and that the disgraced financier died by suicide in 2019.
The Trump administration has been embroiled in criticism since the Department of Justice released its findings on July 6, much of the fire coming from supporters of President Donald Trump.
The fiasco has led to fissures within the Justice Department, with FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino reportedly threatening to quit unless Bondi steps down. Nobody has yet exited the administration, and the president has publicly attempted to soothe criticism and downplay divisions in the administration.
If Bongino’s version of events is accurate – that Bondi oversold what the FBI had on Epstein and placed the agency and its leadership in an impossible situation – “then, obviously, I&#8217;m very much on Dan Bongino&#8217;s side and Kash Patel&#8217;s side,” said Shapiro.
Bondi’s handling of the Epstein investigation “makes Dan look bad, it makes Kash look bad, it makes the president look bad, and all the rest,” he said. “I think that Pam Bondi pretty clearly to the public made a bunch of statements that were unrepresentative of the final DOJ-FBI memo that was released.”

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The public is reacting to Sean “Diddy” Combs being found not guilty of the more serious charges against him and only being found guilty of violating the Mann Act.
Many commentators agree that while Combs didn’t get off scot-free, he did escape a life sentence, which was a possibility if he’d been found guilty of all charges.
“This is f***ng ridiculous,” journalist Megyn Kelly <a href="https://www.megynkelly.com/2025/07/02/megyn-kelly-reacts-to-shock-verdict-in-sean-diddy-combs-trial/">said</a>, reacting to what transpired in the courtroom. “I just find it absolutely outrageous the amount of crime that this guy just got away with.”
She went on, “I believe he committed arson. He definitely battered [ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura]. He battered Jane, too. The statute of limitations for battery in Los Angeles, California, is one year. So if they didn&#8217;t charge him for battery within one year, and they couldn&#8217;t, because he bought the tape and it remained hidden thanks to those security guards out there, then they could never charge him with that again.”
“He was a famous man, and they didn&#8217;t want to find him guilty,” Kelly said at another point, adding that she plans to make it her “personal mission” to “maintain his humiliation in the minds of all Americans.” 
Actress Rosie O’Donnell also weighed in on the situation, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLm-n2ZpnzG/">writing</a> on Instagram, &#8220;i guess a jury just never wants to believe that a woman stays because of power and coercion—wow—they just think women stay because what? money—fame—‘they love the abuse&#8217; &#8211; what a f***ing joke. this decision got me angry.&#8221;
Rapper 50 Cent, who has been openly critical of Diddy throughout the trial, also <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLm_dgduIbQ/">posted</a> on Instagram about the verdict. &#8220;Diddy beat the Rico, that boy a bad man !&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;he like the Gay John Gotti.&#8221;
Ventura’s lawyer, Douglas H. Wigdor, also shared a statement: &#8220;This entire criminal process started when our client Cassie Ventura had the courage to file her civil complaint in November 2023. Although the jury did not find Combs guilty of sex trafficking Cassie beyond a reasonable doubt, she paved the way for a jury to find him guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution. By coming forward with her experience, Cassie has left an indelible mark on both the entertainment industry and the fight for justice,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/cassie-venturas-lawyer-releases-statement-diddy-split-verdict-123351258">wrote</a>, per Good Morning America.
He went on, &#8220;We must repeat – with no reservation – that we believe and support our client who showed exemplary courage throughout this trial. She displayed unquestionable strength and brought attention to the realities of powerful men in our orbit and the misconduct that has persisted for decades without repercussion. This case proved that change is long overdue, and we will continue to fight on behalf of survivors.&#8221;
According to some <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/cnn-reports-people-are-pouring-baby-oil-on-each-other-outside-diddy-courtroom-and-chanting-its-not-rico-its-freak-o/">reports</a>, people outside the courthouse reacted to the “not guilty” verdict by pouring baby oil on themselves in celebration. This was a reference to the vast amounts of baby oil reportedly recovered from Combs’ residence, which was used during his infamous “freak off” sex parties.

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Journalist Megyn Kelly weighed in on former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announcing that she was leaving the Democratic party and becoming an independent.
“You&#8217;ve got to be kidding me. … What a lie. … She&#8217;s going to tell us what it&#8217;s like to be an independent?” Kelly said on Wednesday’s episode of “The Megyn Kelly Show.” She went on to explain her own history as an independent, describing Jean-Pierre’s abrupt rebranding as having the “stank of desperation,” considering how she worked for the Obama and Biden administrations. 
“She ran for the hills trying to pretend she knows what independence is,” Kelly added.
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Kelly went on to speak on others who had been in the role and how Jean-Pierre compares.
“You have had press secretaries &#8230; Dana Perino, Kayleigh McEnany, Tony Snow back in the day &#8230; who are smart people. Who are not, really, let&#8217;s face it, utter morons who are just out there as mouthpiece,” Kelly said. 
She added, “Obviously. Karoline Leavitt … very smart person. But Karine Jean Pierre is not on the list. All right? Even Jen Psaki, she&#8217;s not a moron, but Karine Jean Pierre is a total moron. You only need to have watched her for two days to pick that up.” 
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“There is literally nobody in the country who wants to hear her political analysis on anything,” Kelly said. 
The journalist was reacting to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-press-sec-karine-jean-pierre-says-shes-leaving-democrats-selling-inside-look-at-broken-wh">news</a> of Jean-Pierre’s new memoir, “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines.” 
“In a country obsessed with blind loyalty to a two-party democratic system, Karine Jean-Pierre, former White House press secretary to the Biden-Harris administration, shares why Americans must step beyond party lines to embrace life as Independents (sic),” the book description says. “Jean-Pierre didn’t come to her decision to be an Independent (sic) lightly. She has served two American presidents, Obama and Biden.” 
In the book, Jean-Pierre “urges Americans to think outside of the blue-and-red box as we consider what’s next to save our democracy,” per the description.
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Dave Portnoy is again weighing in on the viral Bill Belichick interview and fallout, saying there’s a “zero percent chance” Belichick wrote the statement accusing CBS News of &#8220;selectively editing.&#8221;
The Barstool Sports founder sat down with journalist Megyn Kelly to provide insight into the situation, adding that he knows the 73-year-old North Carolina head football coach and his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, “personally.”
“He lives on Nantucket. I live on Nantucket. I&#8217;ve met Jordon, so it&#8217;s a very awkward thing to see,” Portnoy told Kelly on her Thursday podcast.  
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&#8220;In my years following Bill Belichick, I would say my knowledge of him, there’s roughly zero percent chance he wrote that,” he said of the statement. “But he just doesn’t care generally what anyone thinks about him,” Portnoy continued. “So to go write that —  my guess would be Jordon wrote that.”
“I was not expecting this interview,” he added. “I was squirming. I don&#8217;t know what to expect. I don&#8217;t know what to think about it. It certainly was awkward … I don&#8217;t know why she&#8217;s so involved, I really don&#8217;t. I&#8217;ve met her. She&#8217;s nice enough, she&#8217;s running the whole show.” 
Portnoy said, “Every piece of Bill Belichick business goes through her … Like if that was maybe not in a romantic relationship, and that&#8217;s his PR manager … nobody&#8217;s blinking at that … It’s just a very awkward situation. The age gap is huge, clearly, but she runs the show.”
“It&#8217;s such a juxtaposition of a guy who seemingly had no media savvy, but was always just straightforward, no time for the media. Now, having his life run by a [24-year-old], it certainly it’s eye-opening for a guy like me,” he added.
“I also know I&#8217;m gonna run into them in Nantucket, and I&#8217;m gonna be carrying my watermelon out of Stop-and-Shop, and I don&#8217;t want it to be an awkward conversation,” Portnoy told Kelly.  “It went super viral. It&#8217;s all anybody&#8217;s talking about … because it&#8217;s just such a departure from how a sports fan page or fan everybody thought of Bill Belichick.”
Kelly said Hudson’s actions had entered the realm of “elder abuse” and gave her “Dr. Jill [Biden]” vibes. 
She said if the “situation were reversed” and it was an older woman dating a controlling younger man, “we’d be accusing him of elder abuse and asking whether he’s guilty of coercive control, and whether this woman is OK.”
Belichick released a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-belichick-accuses-cbs-of-selectively-editing-interview-to-make-younger-girlfriend-look-bad">statement</a> following the tense interview going viral, saying they had previously agreed to only discuss topics related to the book and not his relationship but those requests were “not honored.” 
“[Hudson] was not deflecting any specific question or topic but simply doing her job to ensure the interview stayed on track,” he continued, saying the interview was “selectively edited” in an effort to “suggest a false narrative.”
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday called for the United States to stop funding gain-of-function research at biolabs around the world.
Gabbard made the comments during an interview with podcast host Megyn Kelly, as they discussed the likelihood that the United States directly funded the research that led to the creation of COVID-19 and the state of the ongoing probe into the lab leak that released the virus. It is now widely accepted by American officials that a lab leak stemming from gain-of-function research triggered the 2020 pandemic.
“The reason why this is so important is not just what has happened in the past, it&#8217;s because this gain-of-function is happening in biolabs around the world,” Gabbard <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMKTSYxto_Y" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, pointing to her previous warnings about U.S.-funded biolabs in Ukraine.
“In order to prevent another COVID-like pandemic or another major health incident that could effect us in the world, we have to end this gain-of-function research and provide the evidence that shows exactly why and how it’s in our best interests, the American people’s best interest, to bring an end to it,” she added.
Gain-of-function research is a process in which scientists genetically alter an organism to study how it responds under specific conditions. It can involve increasing transmissibility, virulence, and other characteristics of a pathogen.
Gabbard did not specifically name which American-funded labs she said were performing gain-of-function research.
Gabbard told Kelly that she still had an intelligence team working with National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya and Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to investigate direct links between U.S.-funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan, China, and the pandemic.
Kelly asked when the public could expect to find out the &#8220;exact experiment&#8221; that led to COVID. Gabbard replied that her team was working on it with Bhattacharya and would release the information &#8220;hopefully very soon.&#8221;
Based on the increasing consensus that the lab leak was the cause, Gabbard said she was not surprised that Dr. Anthony Fauci had been pardoned preemptively as President Joe Biden left office. “Is it any wonder that he sought a preemptive pardon for anything during a certain period of time by President Biden before he left office?” she said.
In May 2021, Fauci <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/20/if-anybody-is-lying-here-senator-it-is-you-fauci-tells-sen-paul-in-heated-exchange-at-senate-hearing.html">said</a> that the NIH “has not ever and does not now fund gain-of-function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.” However, later evidence from the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic determined that the EcoHealth Alliance used NIH dollars to fund gain-of-function research in Wuhan. EcoHealth is currently under investigation by the Justice Department and has been barred from receiving any further federal grant dollars.
Gabbard said that much of the research her team has conducted can be found at <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/lab-leak-true-origins-of-covid-19/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID.gov</a>, where the Trump administration has compiled a page explaining how the coronavirus is believed to have originated in a Chinese lab.
In addition to the COVID investigation, Gabbard said that her team was looking at other instances of the United States funding &#8220;dangerous&#8221; gain-of-function research that &#8220;in many examples has resulted in either a pandemic or some other major health crisis.”

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Megyn Kelly and more celebrated President Donald Trump’s comments about how transgenders can never be women, no matter what they do.
Speaking at the Women&#8217;s History Month event in the East Room of the White House, Trump pointed to the Executive Order he signed that the United States will only recognize two genders.
“For four long years, we had an administration that tried to abolish the very concept of womanhood and replace it with radical gender ideology &#8230; Under the Trump administration, we&#8217;re ending the Marxist war on women,” Trump <a href="https://x.com/GBNEWS/status/1904986924692959382">said</a>.
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“No matter how many surgeries you have, or chemicals you inject, if you are born with male DNA in every cell of your body, you can never become a woman,” he added. “You&#8217;re not going to be a woman.”
“And that’s why last month I proudly signed a historic executive order to ban [trans-identifying] men from competing in women’s sports,” Trump continued, noting that he also banned “puberty blockers and the sexual mutilation of minors.”
During the event Trump also talked about how it was a day to &#8220;honor the legacy of incredible women like Betsy Ross, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, and Amelia Earhart, all legends. And their extraordinary courage and patriotism and devotion propelled our nation to glory and to greatness.”
The comments about trans-identifying males — and the fact that they can never be women — drew praise from outspoken female advocates like the host of Sirius XM&#8217;s “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast and former collegiate female swimmer Riley Gaines, among others.
“PREACH, Mr. President!” Kelly wrote on <a href="https://x.com/megynkelly/status/1904995596261347448">X</a>, sharing a clip of Trump’s comments from the event.
Riley Gaines wrote,“‘No matter how many surgeries you have, or chemicals you inject, if you are born with male DNA in every cell of your body, you can never become a woman. You&#8217;re not going to be a woman.’ LOUDER PLEASE!!!!”
TPUSA’s Charlie Kirk <a href="https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1904989850400678006">wrote</a>, “Finally, America once again has a president who will mark Women&#8217;s History Month by honoring actual women.‘No matter how many surgeries you have, or chemicals you inject, if you are born with male DNA in every cell of your body, you can never become a woman.’ Amen!”
During the 2024 election, Kelly spoke at a Trump campaign event and said the reason she was voting for him was because he would protect women and look out “for our forgotten boys and men.”
“The boys should not be in the girl’s sports. The boys should not be in the girl’s bathrooms,” the podcast host said. “He [Trump] got mocked by the left for saying that he would be a protector of women. He will be a protector of women and it’s why I’m voting for him.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/surrounded-by-young-female-athletes-donald-trump-bans-men-from-womens-sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Surrounded By Young Female Athletes, Donald Trump Bans Men From Women’s Sports</a>

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Megyn Kelly announced the launch of her new “MK Media” podcast network on Tuesday and revealed who will join the network with podcasts spanning politics to entertainment.
The host of “The Megyn Kelly Show” on Sirius XM said independent journalist Mark Halperin, cultural columnist Maureen Callahan, and influencer and political commentator Link Lauren will join her new podcast network for video and audio shows.
&#8220;I&#8217;m thrilled to launch MK Media and to use our platform to help sane, reasonable, good-humored people build their own followings in this new media space,&#8221; Kelly said in a <a href="https://www.megynkelly.com/2025/03/25/megyn-kelly-launches-mk-media-podcast-network/">press release</a>.
Speaking on her show, the host said, “We are starting with three new programs out the gate, which will launch in April and May.”
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&#8220;I am a huge fan of Mark’s, Maureen’s, and Link’s, and I know our audience will be as excited as I am to hear more from them,” the host said. &#8220;The first three are ‘Next Up with Mark Halperin’ from the independent journalist and best-selling author Mark Halperin; ‘The Nerve with Maureen Callahan’ from our pal Maureen who is also a columnist at The Daily Mail and best-selling author; and ‘Spot On with Link Lauren’ from the great political commentator and influencer Link Lauren.”
“I am so excited about this trio because they really cover the gamut,” she added. “If you want to hear somebody, for example, in the culture lane who devotes a whole show to just ripping on all the big stories of the day that we don’t always get to on a show like this one that is a little harder news focused, there is no one better than Maureen.”
“Mark is almost all hard news,” Kelly continued. “He doesn’t really do a lot of the culture stuff. And Link does it all, but he loves culture, he is a little younger, and I think speaks to a different audience.”
During Tuesday’s show, Kelly also said the podcast network was just the beginning.
“Look at the monopoly the Left has had on the news and the conversation for all of the country’s modern history,” the host explained. “It has only been the last couple of years that the right and the independent-minded have developed this new space.”
“So whatever I can do to help smart, honest, fact-based voices grow in that lane, I am committed to doing so,” she added. &#8220;We’ll have additional announcements soon, as we expand beyond news and entertainment.&#8221;
In February, Kelly announced an addition to her existing podcast show with the “AM Update with Megyn Kelly,” a 15-minute news program that quickly hits on news of the day.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/megyn-kelly-says-her-show-isnt-beholden-to-anyone-amid-reports-her-podcast-was-acquired" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Megyn Kelly Says Her Show Isn’t Beholden To Anyone Amid Reports Her Podcast Was ‘Acquired’</a>

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Meghan McCain sparred with TV host Andy Cohen on Tuesday over trans-identifying men playing in women’s sports.
It all started on <a href="https://x.com/MeghanMcCain/status/1896914200791838737">X</a> when the former co-host of “The View” shared the news that 19-year-old female volleyball player Payton McNabb, who sustained a traumatic brain injury after a transgender-identifying male spiked a volleyball into her head, was invited to be a special guest of President Donald Trump’s at his Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday.
“I have had the pleasure of meeting Payton &#8211; she is incredibly smart, strong and brave. Both she and her family have been through the unthinkable,” McCain’s post read.
“Democrats defending young women suffering from traumatic brain injuries as a result of trans athletes is why they will continue losing every election,” she added, noting how Democrats in the Senate blocked the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act&#8221; on Monday.
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I have had the pleasure of meeting Payton &#8211; she is incredibly smart, strong and brave. Both she and her family have been through the unthinkable.
Democrats defending young women suffering from traumatic brain injuries as a result of trans athletes is why they will continue… <a href="https://t.co/YQf6SVtjAW">https://t.co/YQf6SVtjAW</a>
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain/status/1896914200791838737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2025</a></blockquote>
In response, Cohen took to <a href="https://x.com/Andy/status/1896926410822013308">X</a> and wrote, “surprised you’re buying into the vilification of the trans community given the real problems happening in this country, your previous ally-ship of the lgbtq community, and the fact that this non issue affects about four people in this country.”
McCain hit back, <a href="https://x.com/MeghanMcCain/status/1896928345935466758">writing</a>, “Surprised you’re okay with violence against female athletes. Peyton suffered serious brain damage &#8211; just one story. You have my cell, always happy to talk privately or publicly on either of our shows because these conversations are reductive to hash out on social media.”
A short time later, McNabb saw Cohen&#8217;s dismissive post about the dangers of trans-identifying men playing in women&#8217;s sports and wrote on <a href="https://x.com/paytonmcnabb_/status/1897008078492454999" target="_blank" rel="noopener">X</a>, &#8220;Andy, calling the protection of women’s sports a ‘non-issue’ that affects ‘four people’ is not just dismissive—it’s factually wrong.&#8221;
&#8220;Hundreds of female athletes have lost podium spots, scholarships, and opportunities,&#8221; she added. &#8220;My own injury was life-changing. And even if it were just one girl, that’s one too many. This is about fairness and safety, not ‘vilification.'&#8221;
McCain wasn&#8217;t the only person who slammed the move by Senate Democrats after a motion to invoke cloture on Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” failed on Monday by a <a href="https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/1896714793031188630" target="_blank" rel="noopener">51-45</a> vote. A three-fifths majority — or 60 votes — was needed to cap the debate and proceed to a final vote for passage sometime in the future.
Other outspoken advocates for women’s sports, like <a href="https://x.com/megynkelly/status/1896751618697383986" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Megyn Kelly</a> and Riley Gaines, took to social media and said the Democrats should be shamed for failing to protect young girls.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/we-see-you-new-ad-calls-out-ncaa-for-new-transgender-policy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘We See You’: New Ad Calls Out NCAA For New Transgender Policy</a>

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Meghan McCain Spars With Bravo’s Andy Cohen Over Trans-Identifying Men In Women’s Sports

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SiriusXM host Megyn Kelly ripped MSNBC host Rachel Maddow on Tuesday after the far-Left host criticized her network for firing Joy Reid this week.
Reid hosted the final episode of her failed show “The ReidOut” on Monday night where she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-not-sorry-tearful-joy-reid-claims-her-anti-trump-anti-israel-screeds-were-of-god" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defended</a> her attacks on President Donald Trump and her anti-Israel screeds.
Maddow responded to Reid&#8217;s firing by saying it was “unnerving” that MSNBC canceled the primetime shows of “two non-white hosts.”
“And that feels worse than bad, no matter who replaces them,” the 51-year-old host said. “That feels indefensible, and I do not defend it.”
Kelly slammed Maddow for making herself the center of attention over Reid&#8217;s firing.
&#8220;She really is one of the most annoying people on television,&#8221; Kelly said. &#8220;She oozes sanctimony and self-righteousness, and here&#8217;s the real capper: She took her boss&#8217; faces and rubbed them in s*** last night. That&#8217;s what she did.&#8221;
Kelly called out Maddow&#8217;s bosses and asked if they had &#8220;any spines&#8221; or if they were going to just let Maddow trash the company.
&#8220;Mr. Lazarus, do you have any testosterone?&#8221; she asked. &#8220;Do you have any testicular fortitude to stand up for yourself as a professional, an executive, never mind a man, and tell this woman, &#8216;You&#8217;re fired, too. You&#8217;re fired for insubordination and for disparaging the network publicly in front of our four viewers. We&#8217;re very upset about what they must now think.&#8217; Why don&#8217;t you?&#8221;
&#8220;If one of my employees ever did this to me … I would fire them so fast,&#8221; she added. &#8220;She should be fired. They won&#8217;t fire her, because I won’t say the P word, but they are a bunch of Ps, and she&#8217;s the only one who comes close to putting numbers on the board. It&#8217;s all relative, trust me, but you know what she got away with on the air last night was absolutely disrespectful, and it was insubordinate, and it is just evidence of how she is somebody who evinces an affected or hypocritical holiness, a feeling or display of moral superiority.&#8221;
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Megyn Kelly Questions Whether NBC Executives Have The ‘Testicular Fortitude’ To Fire Rachel Maddow

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Rachel Maddow

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon slammed Megyn Kelly who said she wouldn’t be crying any tears for MSNBC’s anchor Joy Reid losing her MSNBC show “The ReidOut” — and her subsequent exit from the network.
Speaking out on his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lscf4ARflpg">YouTube</a> show, Lemon went on a rant against Kelly, saying first that he “usually doesn’t like to talk about her,” and labeling her “a troll” and “a racist.”
“I usually don’t like to talk about her because she’s one of those people, she thrives on it,” Lemon said. “She has built the second part of her career on being a troll.” 
“Let me just say to Megyn Kelly, in my 30 some years as a journalist, and my 50 some years as a person of color, go f*** yourself,” he added, after playing a clip of Kelly saying something similar on her show about Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski and their visit to Mar-a-lago following President Donald Trump’s victory.
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A message for Megyn Kelly <a href="https://t.co/y1VOY3AAzK">pic.twitter.com/y1VOY3AAzK</a>
— Don Lemon (@Donlemonbsky) <a href="https://twitter.com/Donlemonbsky/status/1894113478341779775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
Lemon, who was fired from CNN in 2023, also said that “the worst person from television was fired from NBC and the &#8216;Today&#8217; show a few years ago, and that’s Megyn Kelly.”
The former CNN host’s rant came after Kelly posted on <a href="https://x.com/megynkelly/status/1893692907665686539">X</a>, “good riddance,” in reference to Reid.
“Remember when Joy Reid laughingly mocked ‘White women tears’ as pathetic and offensive to her? Who’s crying now, Joy?” Kelly wrote. “Good riddance to the absolute worst person on television, and shame on NBC for letting it go on this long.”
“Joy Reid has viciously mocked the tears of every white person she’s helped cancel over the years for some imaginary racial slight,” she <a href="https://x.com/megynkelly/status/1894120519063998544">added</a>. “She’s had zero empathy for anyone. Now she wants us to feel sorry for her. WE DON’T.”
Later on “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast, the host played <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dqlgUvgLaP0">clips</a> of Reid’s “most racist moments” and said, “I’m thrilled she’s gone. She literally was the most racist person on television … But we won’t have her to kick around anymore, there’s a little sadness in that.”
“Single tear, White woman tears happening right here, Joy,” she <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8smx_6kwZac">added</a>. “She was officially fired over the weekend because she’s a racist, horrible news anchor with no ratings.”
At one point, Kelly pointed out that Reid could try independent media, like Don Lemon, who got fired from CNN and later announced his plans to start his own YouTube show. “Don Lemon’s podcast, abject failure,&#8221; Kelly said.
On Tuesday, Kelly <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGguJtPRfXS/">addressed</a> Lemon’s rant against her and said “Don Lemon has no viewers. He has no listeners whatsoever. He has not been able to make it in the cable news world where he was repeatedly demoted. And then fired.”
“He was fired two minutes after getting hired by Elon [Musk], which should have been a lifeline to him, but he was too stupid to actually take advantage of it,” she added. “And now he’s too stupid to actually make it in the digital lane. So, he did the one thing he could think of to do which is get into the press by attacking me.”
“And now he’s gotten more ink than he’s gotten in the past four years,” Kelly continued. “But he’s a sad, pathetic little man who actually cannot make it in business on his own. And really at this point, thoughts and prayers, Don.”

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Don Lemon Slams Megyn Kelly After She Celebrates Joy Reid’s Termination

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MSNBC

Megyn Kelly shared her thoughts about the ongoing drama between “It Ends With Us” star Blake Lively and her co-star and movie director Justin Baldoni, noting that the actress has “ruined” her reputation in Hollywood.
The conservative show host said as much on Thursday’s <a href="https://youtu.be/6yiKOZJjmjI">episode</a> of “The Megyn Kelly Show.” 
“My own position is she’s absolutely ruined her brand, she has started a fight she cannot win, she does appear like an Amber Heard to me,” Kelly said, referencing the legal battle between Johnny Depp and his ex a few years ago. 
She continued, “I have yet to see one of her complaints borne out. In fact, all of the ones I’ve seen have been undermined by his hardcore proof in text messaging and so on. That puts a totally different light on her horrific allegations. Then you see what she actually said and wrote. It’s very different.”
At another point, Kelly mentioned Lively’s overall reputation in Hollywood, repeating claims that she’s a notorious mean girl.
“She’s a serial fraudster. That’s called fraud when you pretend you want to do the one thing and you’ll do the thing they’re hiring you for, but all along, you have secret plans to do something very, very different that’s above your pay grade. And she finally bumped into someone who was weak enough and not famous enough to stop her. This Justin Baldoni, most people had never even heard of him. He’d been in like one series. He certainly wasn’t at Ryan Reynolds level fame, never mind Blake Lively, and she bullied him into giving her the movie where she did her own cut.”
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The case exploded at the end of last year after months of rumors that the former co-stars were feuding. 
Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni in December, accusing the actor of sexual harassment, retaliation, and attempting to “destroy” her reputation. Baldoni fervently denied the claims, responding with a countersuit against his co-star and her husband, actor Ryan Reynolds. He also sued The New York Times for $250 million in a defamation claim for an article about the drama, which he says is “rife with inaccuracies, misrepresentations, and omissions.”
Since then, Baldoni has released alleged text conversations he had with Lively in an effort to support his claims that nothing inappropriate happened. Most recently this week, Lively’s legal team issued subpoenas to crisis PR firm consultant Jed Wallace and multiple wireless carriers to determine whether Baldoni’s texts were legit.
A joint trial is scheduled for March 2026.

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Megyn Kelly Says ‘Serial Fraudster’ Blake Lively ‘Ruined Her Brand’

Megyn Kelly Says 'Serial Fraudster' Blake Lively 'Ruined Her Brand' 

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Hollywood

Lawsuit

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/megyn-kelly">Megyn Kelly</a> said her show isn’t beholden to anyone, and called reports that her podcast had been acquired “misleading BS” after Fox Corp announced it had purchased Red Seat Ventures, a digital media company.
In a post on Monday on <a href="https://x.com/megynkelly/status/1888999105365483764">X</a>, the host of “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast reacted to a <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/fox-acquires-red-seat-ventures/">Wrap</a> headline that read, “Fox Acquires Red Seat Ventures, Home to Megyn Kelly and Other Fox News Alumni.” 
“Look at this misleading BS,” Kelly wrote to her millions of followers. “No one has acquired my show’s ‘home.’ The 3d party firm that sells my ADS has been acquired. That’s all. The ⁦<a href="https://x.com/MegynKellyShow">@MegynKellyShow</a>⁩ is NOT controlled or owned by anyone other than ME.”
In a second <a href="https://x.com/megynkelly/status/1888999967747920087">post</a>, Kelly hit back again at a Reuters headline that read, “Fox Corp acquires Red Seat Ventures to tap podcast market.”
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Look at this misleading BS. No one has acquired my show’s “home.” The 3d party firm that sells my ADS has been acquired. Thats all. The ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/MegynKellyShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MegynKellyShow</a>⁩ is NOT controlled or owned by anyone other than ME. <a href="https://t.co/fPmVVCl3Is">https://t.co/fPmVVCl3Is</a>
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) <a href="https://twitter.com/megynkelly/status/1888999105365483764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
“NO, it doesn’t. We are 100% INDEPENDENT. Fox bought the co that sells our ads, period,” the podcast host wrote. She included a quote in her post from the article that claimed the “deal brings [Bill] O&#8217;Reilly, [Megyn] Kelly and [Tucker] Carlson back in the Murdoch fold, though Red Seat Ventures will operate independently within Fox&#8217;s Tubi Media Group…”
CEO of Red Seat Ventures, Chris Balfe, told The Wrap that by teaming up with Fox, “we will be able to build upon that investment and expand the services we provide to our creators, while continuing to maintain the independence and integrity of their brands, which is truly the best case scenario.”
Red Seat Ventures will operate under Fox’s Tubi Media group, with Tubi CEO Paul Cheesbrough, becoming the company’s chairman.
Cheesbrough said that he sees “tremendous opportunities” for the company to jump into other genres beyond its strength in right-leaning political shows, including sports and entertainment, the outlet noted.
“The creator economy is one of the fastest growing media categories worldwide by measure of reach and influence, and consumers are increasingly looking to get their information, insights and entertainment directly from the voices and brands they trust across these platforms,” Cheesbrough added.
In 2020, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/okay-groomer-megyn-kelly-slams-transgender-push-on-her-third-grader-says-its-like-they-are-trying-recruit">Kelly</a> launched the creation of her own <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bumps-and-bruises-megyn-kellys-transformation-from-fox-news-anchor-to-running-her-own-hit-podcast-show">production company</a>, “Devil May Care Media,” and her first show hit the air on September 28, 2020 —  after she&#8217;d spent more than a decade at Fox News as a host of her own show and a year at NBC as a morning show host.
A year later, she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/over-the-bulls-censorship-megyn-kelly-debuts-new-siriusxm-show">announced</a> “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast was moving to SiriusXM. The host recently <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTeLeuK26J8">celebrated</a> that the show had aired its 1,000th episode.
“Thanks to all of you, we made it here … Thanks to all of you, my team, and our audience for making this happen … When we launched this podcast, we were in New York, and we were in the kids&#8217; playroom, in a little corner with literally a desk Abby got off of either Wayfair or from IKEA,&#8221; Kelly said. &#8220;It was like $100. I think she assembled it … There were four of us … and we hoped it would work out. But who knew?”
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Megyn Kelly Says Her Show Isn’t Beholden To Anyone Amid Reports Her Podcast Was ‘Acquired’

Megyn Kelly Says Her Show Isn’t Beholden To Anyone Amid Reports Her Podcast Was 'Acquired'

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