(Julianna Frieman, Headline USA) SiriusXM host Megyn Kelly changed her tune on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., during Thursday’s episode of her radio show with Ruthless podcast co-hosts.
Ruthless co-host Comfortably Smug pointed out that President-elect Donald Trump’s recent appointment of Gaetz as attorney general was meant to signify “there’s a new sheriff in town” to counter the Biden administration’s politicized U.S. Department of Justice.
Kelly, who previously criticized Gaetz over the ousting of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, admitted she warmed up to Trump’s pick.
“I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but I agree with you, Smug,” the radio host said. “I was never really a Matt Gaetz fan, I was never really a huge Matt Gaetz person at all.”
She added beside McCarthy’s ousting, she hadn’t really thought about Gaetz.
We are building an incredible team at the Department of Justice in the Trump/Vance Administration!
Todd Blanche and Emil Bove are brilliant litigators and top-tier legal minds.
We can’t wait to get to work for the American People. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/11VTaDgSDd
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) November 14, 2024
Kelly defended Gaetz by saying the sex-trafficking allegations against him have not been proven nor have they resulted in any charges.
“If you are Donald Trump and your chosen attorney general had turned you over to Robert Muller who then ruined your first term as president with a bunch of bulls**t, then you leave office and then the next guy’s attorney general is behind not one, but two criminal prosecutions of you — and his DOJ is cooperating with not one, but two state prosecutions of you in a bridge that’s never been crossed in our 250-year history as a nation — then I too might prize loyalty to me above all other qualities and go with a guy like Matt Gaetz,” Kelly said. “Who can blame Trump for trying to pick the most loyal soldier he can find for this position?”
Kelly later praised Trump for selecting Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., as secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The SiriusXM star admitted Noem was not her favorite following a scandal revealing the South Dakota governor put down her dog but said she would back Trump’s judgement.
“If she gets confirmed to this very important position, we are going to have to support her—and I will,” Kelly promised.
I am honored and humbled that President Donald J. Trump has selected me to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. I look forward to working with Border Czar Tom Homan to make America SAFE again.
With Donald Trump, we will secure the border and restore safety to American… https://t.co/uMWCwy5ukb
— Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) November 13, 2024
Kelly was overjoyed that the “freaks” of the Biden administration would be replaced with candidates more than a step above their qualifications.
Senator Ron Johnson was just asked by reporters about newly nominated Attorney General Matt Gaetz.
In response, he unfolded a printed photo of Rachel Levine and Sam Brinton and asked the reporters if they had ‘harassed’ Democrats about these nominees.
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— Patrick Webb (@RealPatrickWebb) November 14, 2024
“The more I thought about it, the more I kept thinking along the lines of, you know, Tulsi for Liz and what a good trade this was,” she asked to the laughter of her Ruthless guests. “Who in their right mind wouldn’t take Kristi Noem over Rachel Levine?”
Kelly celebrated that “fake women” like Levine would be replaced by real women like Noem.
“Remember Sam Brinton, the luggage thief who was stealing the women’s clothes?” Kelly added. “But even before that came out, he was parading around our government with his bald head and his big, red lips, and his weird clothing, and his—they hired him to work on nuclear regulatory stuff!”
Potential Trump press secretary picks
– Karoline Leavitt
– Scott Jennings
– Jason Miller
– Megyn KellyWho do you think? Anyone else?
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 14, 2024
Rumors swirled on social media that Kelly, who appeared with Trump at a rally in the final days of his campaign, could be a contender for the role of Trump’s press secretary.
However, many believe loyal Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt is most likely to lock down the position.
Julianna Frieman is a freelance writer published by the Daily Caller, Headline USA, The Federalist, and The American Spectator. Follow her on Twitter at @JuliannaFrieman.
