Megyn Kelly referred to as out NewsNation host Chris Cuomo as a “douchebag” after he implied that Kelly was a “sloppy influencer” on his “CUOMO” present.
On Tuesday’s episode of “The Megyn Kelly Show,” the political commentator fired again at Cuomo whereas defending her protection of the disappearance of “Right this moment” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mom, Nancy Guthrie.
“I’ll present you what the douchebag Chris Cuomo is saying … He’s very upset that Ashleigh Banfield and yours really have raised questions on [Savannah Guthrie‘s] brother-in-law.”
Kelly, Banfield and different reporters have alluded that Tommaso Cioni, the brother-in-law, might be a suspect within the disappearance of the mom. TMZ, however, reported on Feb. 5 that the Pima County Sheriff’s Division stated no suspects have been recognized within the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Guthrie.
Kelly went on to play a clip of Cuomo immediately taking purpose at her whereas bemoaning about “sloppy influencers and would-be sleuths” masking Guthrie’s disappearance for “clicks and ragebait.”
In a Feb. 17 X post, Cuomo additional slammed Kelly over her reporting on Guthrie, writing, “It’s shameful to play this story for click on bait and trace that movies are faux and the household is in focus. dont know if that is payback for nbc paying kelly to GTFO however it’s fairly apparent and ugly.”
Responding to Cuomo’s remarks, Kelly stated, “In an investigation like this, you don’t rule out household due to your little emotions … Nobody’s been dominated out. Completely not. Not the household. Nobody. Nobody’s been dominated out. Everybody stays a suspect till we’ve got anyone in handcuffs.”
Likening Cuomo to the “Godfather” character Fredo Corleone, Kelly taunted the broadcaster over his “little-known present on NewsNation,” which she claimed has “much less viewers than I’ve fingers.”
Accusing Cuomo of being “jealous” of her success, she continued, “Let me let you know what Fredo is actually upset about. Fredo No-Rato, that’s his actual drawback. No one watches his present on NewsNation … No one watches his failed podcast both. No one watched his SiriusXM radio present. No one watched him on CNN.”
She added, “And due to this fact, he will get upset at anyone who does nicely, like our present, which is all the time one of many prime three conservative podcasts within the nation. It’s at present primary on Apple. Fredo doesn’t like that. As a result of, as I say, Fredo No-Rato. So he will get upset, and he will get jealous.”

Taking one other blow on the former ABC host, Kelly condemned Cuomo for allegedly defending his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in previous information protection. Andrew Cuomo resigned in 2021 following a number of sexual misconduct allegations.
“I do know you’re within the enterprise of defending your loved ones,” she stated. “We realized that firsthand throughout COVID, whenever you put your loser brother on [your show] and ran cowl for him … in the end it was one of many issues that led to your downfall.”
“You didn’t report truthfully on his many, many issues throughout COVID, or his many, many issues in grabbing girls,” Kelly continued. “And maybe the rationale you selected not to try this is that you just your self had been accused of getting a #MeToo drawback, as you nicely know.”
Cuomo was fired by CNN in December 2021 after he was accused of utilizing his place as a journalist to assist his brother defend himself towards a number of sexual misconduct allegations. The previous correspondent was additionally accused of sexual harassment from a former colleague, which he denied.
Elsewhere within the episode, Kelly additionally claimed that Cuomo as soon as referred to as her lawyer and “begged the lawyer to get me to cease mentioning him.”
She added, “He didn’t need me to assault him, as a result of it damage his little emotions.”
On Wednesday, Cuomo responded to her phase about him, writing in an X post, “Recover from your self, little hater. Odd language alternative for a mother with younger youngsters. Stylish.”
Kelly rebuked his response in a separate X submit, writing, “Fredo, I do know your factor is harassing girls (runs within the household!) however your concentrate on me is getting creepy.”
Watch a clip from Kelly’s podcast under.














