Don Lemon Tells Megyn Kelly ‘Go F*** Yourself’ After Joy Reid Rant
During a 20-minute tirade on his YouTube show, Lemon savaged the former Fox News anchor.
The Don Lemon Show/YouTube
Don Lemon rebuked Megyn Kelly in a sweary rant after she dragged newly fired MSNBC host Joy Reid.
On the Monday episode of her podcast, Kelly railed against Reid, calling her the “absolute worst person on television” and reveling in the cancellation of her show, The ReidOut.
Kelly, who was a longtime Fox News anchor before working at NBC in 2017-18, then found herself in the path of ex-CNN host Lemon, who pulled no punches.
During a sassy 20-minute rant on his YouTube show, he labeled Kelly a “troll” and a “racist.” For her part, Kelly had asserted that Reid was racist toward white people for “mocking white women’s tears.”
“No, the worst person on television was fired from NBC and the Today show a few years ago, and that’s Megyn Kelly!” he said.
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“That’s the worst person, who’s not on television anymore. It’s you! So, hoorah for that. NBC did something good with that.”
Remember when Joy Reid laughingly mocked “white women tears” as pathetic and offensive to her?
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) February 23, 2025
Who’s crying now, Joy? Good riddance to the absolute worst person on television, and shame on NBC for letting it go on this long.
He then criticized what he described as Kelly’s record of going after her fellow women, reading out Google results in which she criticized women in showbiz and the media, including CNN host Kaitlan Collins. In a clip, Kelly called Collins “extremely boring with no personality” and a “cold-hearted b---h.”
“Was that really necessary?” said Lemon, “And how is that supportive of women? Now, she could’ve given some advice and said, ‘Hey, you need to somehow establish a bond or connection with your audience.’ She doesn’t have to call the woman a B.’”
He offered evidence of what he saw as Kelly’s racism, including her previous comments about blackface.
“I was actually friendly with Megyn Kelly, and then, when people show you who they are, you better f---ing believe it, because we should’ve known,” Lemon said.
Channeling Kelly’s comments about MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski after the two paid a visit to Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago just before he became president, Lemon concluded, “Go f–-- yourself!”
He then slammed down his Megyn Kelly Today mug and barked, “Let’s move on!”
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