Posted on 12/21/2025 10:06:25 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Megyn Kelly criticized Ben Shapiro and Bari Weiss at AmericaFest on Friday, accusing them of trying to dictate what qualifies as conservative during a discussion with Jack Posobiec.
JACK POSOBIEC, HUMAN EVENTS: Well, Megyn, you mentioned him, and your name came up on this stage last night in regards to pretty much all of this, would you like the opportunity to respond?
MEGYN KELLY: Well, I found it kind of funny that Ben thinks he has the power to decide who gets excommunicated from the conservative movement, which shows a willful blindness about his position in it. It reminded me a little of when the girl who was the head of our middle school chorus told me she was going to take all my friends away from me. Chorus?
Head cheerleader, maybe, but like, so I resent the whole thing, I object to the whole thing. Ben and I, he had the nerve to call me a friend right before he called me a despicable coward for not calling out the people he once called out, so he both wants to parent me and be my child. He wants to tell me what I have to do and who I have to say what to, and then when I don't, he and some of his friends want to act like utter victims because I won't do what they say.
They need me. I have to be their daddy and step in to protect them, and I am not their daddy, and I resent that he thinks he's in a position to decide who must say what to whom and when. Thank you. So I don't think we are friends anymore. I've been a very good friend to Ben. Nobody knew who the heck...
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Neither are the so called influencers pushing the furry lover with a 30.06 in his pants lie.
It’s cute when a bunch of former Trump bashers fight over who can be in their club.
I thought that was our job here on fr
Both Ben Shapiro and Bari Weiss are Israel first, America a distant second.
Ahhh...a tinfoil clubber.
These days the tinfoil tag says more about the tagger.
Transcript Summary:
At AmFest 2025, Megyn Kelly is interviewed by Jack Posobiec on stage.
Kelly expresses deep grief over the murder of Charlie Kirk three months earlier, describing the sudden loss and her ongoing sense of missing him as a co-interviewer. She emphasizes submitting to God’s will and recalls seeing Erica Kirk (Charlie’s widow) backstage alone, highlighting the injustice and the need for justice against the killer.
They discuss the biblical basis for capital punishment, viewing it not as vengeance but as valuing the victim’s life and repaying the debt owed to Erica, their children, and the broader community robbed by the murder. Both express confidence that justice will be served in the upcoming trial and believe Charlie is watching from heaven.
On divisions in the conservative movement, Kelly acknowledges a rift, primarily over Israel, that predated Charlie’s death but worsened without his unifying influence. She and Charlie were strong Israel supporters but resisted pressures to censor or excommunicate dissenting voices within the movement. She recounts past backlash, including being labeled anti-Semitic for speculation about Jeffrey Epstein.
Kelly directly responds to Ben Shapiro’s recent on-stage criticism of her as a “despicable coward” for not calling out certain figures: she rejects his attempt to dictate speech or excommunicate others, notes she helped launch his career, and declares their friendship over after his attacks despite recent positive interactions.
She similarly criticizes Bari Weiss for co-signing Shapiro’s remarks and claiming to protect Erica Kirk, pointing out Weiss’s lack of prior support for Charlie or Turning Point, and condemns Weiss for platforming a questioner who pressed Erica on Trump’s rhetoric shortly after Charlie’s death.
Kelly details her role in brokering a private sit-down meeting between Erica Kirk and Candace Owens to resolve their public conflict. Initially planned as a moderated, possibly live-streamed discussion, it became a small, off-camera meeting in Nashville after security concerns. Both women described it as productive. Kelly defends allowing space for questions (including about potential Israeli involvement, which she personally rejects) while urging Owens to move on from targeting Turning Point and Erica specifically.
Kelly calls for the movement to prioritize unity under “America First,” focus on real threats from the radical left, and urges pro-Israel activists to stop bullying tactics that unnecessarily divide conservatives over a foreign country.
The interview ends with Posobiec thanking Kelly for her past support of the military during her Fox News days, sharing a lighthearted anecdote about his unit’s office pool guessing her outfit colors, and praising her leadership in de-escalating internal conflicts rather than taking sides. Both affirm loyalty to America, Turning Point, and Charlie Kirk’s legacy.
Megyn Kelly is such a phony. She tried to take out Trump with the women “gotcha” question in the very first 2015 GOP debate (and failed miserably). Later - after cashing in on the Roger Ailes scandal - on her NBC show, she championed “trans kids” and when an uncertain audience was quiet, she demanded they “applaud these trans kids!!!” And she has been a complete coward in being silent for nearly 2 months while Candace accused TPUSA and Erika or being complicit in Charlie’ murder. Despicable, cowardly grifter.
They *want* to be gatekeepers, but the Real Right largely ignores them.
None of these of these influ8ncers are worth crap, nor is Conservatism without the gospel. Anything else is just nonsense noise.
A lot of Democrats have joined the Conservative movement under the MAGA label. There is nothing conservative about them. Many are union people to whom MAGA equals protectionism and nothing more.
Israel firsters like Shapiro and Levin need to check themselves because they are starting to annoy everybody. Who made them gatekeepers as to what is allowed to be discussed when it comes to Israel? The arrogance of these clowns is something else.
Ben Shapiro? He tried to gatekeep Trump out of the GOP. How did that go? lol.
Ben Shrimpiro is a Talmudic Jew. They hate Christ and Christians. Little Benjamin despised Charlie Kirk until he realized that TPUSA could be an excellent conduit for Israel.
If I did not know better I’d think that was the outline of a new series being pushed to Disney+.
So who gets to decide who the “real right” are?
Wrong title - “ Bari Weiss and Ben Shapiro Are Not Conservative ” is the correct one.
Add Mark Levin to the list.
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