Megyn Kelly Melts Down Over Women Firefighters in Bonkers Rant
“I believe I speak for all females in Los Angeles when I say we want a strong man to rescue us,” Kelly said.

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Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly ripped into the Los Angeles Fire Department in an unhinged rant on Tuesday, calling for the firing of “obese lesbian” firefighters.
“I believe I speak for all females in Los Angeles when I say we want a strong man to rescue us,” Kelly said on her podcast, The Megyn Kelly Show
As the wildfires in the L.A. area continue to devastate the city, the fire department has struggled to contain the blazes due to a lack of resources and water.
Conservative critics have pointed to the fire department’s leadership team, particularly Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, who is openly gay, Deputy Chief Kristine Larson and training commander Jaime Brown, as the culprits for LAFD’s issues.
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“These are overweight, out-of-shape women. The last thing I want to see if I’m in a burning building is a) a woman, and b) an obese woman,“ Kelly said. ”Who takes comfort in ‘I’m going to die, but it’s in the presence of an obese lesbian’? This is ridiculous.”
"These are overweight, out-of-shape, women. The last thing I want to see if I'm in a burning building is a) a woman, and b) an obese woman. Who takes comfort in 'I'm going to die, but it's in the presence of an obese lesbian'? This is ridiculous." - @MegynKelly
— The Megyn Kelly Show (@MegynKellyShow) January 14, 2025
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Though Crowley, Larson and Brown are the only women on the LAFD’s 14-person leadership team, they’ve become symbolic to critics who believe the department is focusing more on diversity than fire fighting.
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Kelly played a series of clips of Crowley and Larson, who is also the head of Equity and Human Resources Bureau, talking about initiatives to increase diversity within the fire department.
“They should all be fired,” Kelly continued. “Any time you spent, fire chief, worrying about this, making sure you had the staff for DEI and amassed the staff for that, while you’re short firefighters, you should be fired.”
On Friday, Crowley blasted Mayor Karen Bass for budget cuts to the fire department.
“My message is the fire department needs to be properly funded,” Crowley said in an interview with a local outlet. “It’s not.”
The wildfires have already burned through over 30,000 acres of land and killed at least 24 people.
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