Megyn Kelly rips Trump’s ‘lie’ about Jesus meme

Kelly argued that the image was unmistakable and accused Trump of trying to mislead the public after facing backlash.

“Many times before the Iran war, Trump has not had a mature relationship with the truth, many times…,” she said.

“We saw the other day that in that meme he tried to claim that that was him as a doctor and not Jesus. It was such a damn lie!” Kelly continued. “It’s so obvious – he wouldn’t support me – okay, take it away, just say you’re sorry or don’t say you’re sorry. Take it away. But don’t try to prank us! We can see it!”

Despite her criticism, Kelly made it clear that she still supports the president.

“So look, there are some of us who will call Trump out on his bull—-, which doesn’t mean I’m not a Trump supporter. I still support him,” Kelly added.

The controversy erupted after Trump shared and later deleted an image depicting himself as a Christ-like figure, sparking outrage among some Christian followers.

Kelly noted that the response appeared to force Trump’s hand.

“He actually took it down. He got so much criticism from Christians for that that he took it down,” she said.

But she didn’t agree with how he handled the consequences.

“In my opinion, he did the wrong thing because he lied about it and said, ‘Oh, I didn’t know I was Jesus. I thought I was a doctor.’ I don’t believe a word of it!” Kelly said. “It’s like, just don’t lie. Just say, I deleted it. I thought it would be funny. Whatever. Enough people were offended that I deleted it.”

Kelly also turned her attention to Hegseth, expressing discomfort over his repeated use of religious language while discussing military matters.

‘I’m a fan of Pete. I helped him get this job. He would be the first to tell you that,” she said.

“However, I am not a fan of the prayer and constant references to God, Jesus and the Bible from the Pentagon as he announces war plans. It makes me very uncomfortable,” Kelly noted. “I don’t think those two things belong together.”

She emphasized that her criticism was not partisan, adding that she would have responded the same way if it came from a Democrat.

“If Joe Biden had done this through his Pentagon, I would have ripped him a new one,” Kelly said.

Kelly doubled down on her concerns, arguing that religion should not be intertwined with discussions about military action.

“The religion is obviously an important part of Pete’s life. That’s great, and I’m in favor of that,” she said. “That has no place when you’re talking about our plans to exterminate people, including possible civilians.”

She also addressed a recent speech in which Hegseth cited a religious story before turning to criticism of the media.

“You don’t bring up Jesus in that post to rob the media from your perch in the Pentagon!” Kelly shouted.