In a fiery clash that’s igniting debates across the media landscape, Megyn Kelly didn’t hold back when she unleashed a scathing response to a MAGA-aligned host who called her out on national television. But here’s where it gets controversial: The View’s fill-in conservative host, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, used her platform this week to directly challenge Kelly, reigniting a feud that’s as personal as it is political. And this is the part most people miss: Hasselbeck, a former Fox News colleague of Kelly’s and a vocal Trump supporter, didn’t mince words when she declared, ‘How dare you, Megyn Kelly?’ after The View aired a clip of Kelly claiming that American troops in Kuwait ‘died for Iran or for Israel,’ not the United States, while criticizing Trump’s Iran policies.
In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail, Kelly fired back, ‘No one gives a damn what this know-nothing has to say,’ dismissing Hasselbeck’s remarks as baseless. Hasselbeck’s emotional rebuke on the show was sharp: ‘How dare you tell a military person who has sacrificed their lives for our nation—how dare you tell them or their families what they died for?’ she asked, her voice trembling with indignation. When co-host Joy Behar cautioned that Kelly is notorious for her sharp-tongued retorts, Hasselbeck boldly declared, ‘I’m not afraid of her.’
Kelly’s response was equally blistering. She accused Hasselbeck of being ‘too weak’ to handle the high-pressure environments of both The View and Fox & Friends, pointing out that Hasselbeck was let go from The View in 2013 after repeated on-air clashes with her left-leaning co-hosts. Though Hasselbeck later joined Fox & Friends as a co-host, her tenure there ended in 2015, overlapping with Kelly’s time at the network. ‘She ran from the public square into exile to avoid mean people saying unflattering things about her—and there are many to say,’ Kelly added, suggesting Hasselbeck lacks the resilience for such platforms.
But here’s the real question: Is this feud just personal drama, or does it expose deeper divides in how we discuss war, sacrifice, and political accountability? Kelly didn’t stop there. She mocked Hasselbeck’s return to The View as a guest host, filling in for Alyssa Farah Griffin during her maternity leave, saying, ‘Now she thinks she’s going to come back for a day and be the arbiter of appropriate conversation around the war we just launched in Iran? Please.’
Despite her history of publicly criticizing The View and its hosts since her 2013 departure, Hasselbeck has maintained a cheerful demeanor during her guest appearances—until she chose to target Kelly. This raises a thought-provoking question: Are these on-air battles genuine ideological clashes, or are they calculated moves to stay relevant in a crowded media landscape?
What do you think? Is Hasselbeck justified in calling out Kelly, or is Kelly right to dismiss her as ‘too weak’ for the spotlight? Let us know in the comments—this is one debate that’s far from over. And if you’re as obsessed with pop culture and entertainment as we are, follow us on Substack (https://obsessed.substack.com/) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@TheObsessedChannel) for more insights and analysis.
