Megyn Kelly Unleashes On Chris Cuomo After He Suggests She’s A ‘Sloppy Influencer’ | EUROtoday

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 “Today” 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 actually have raised questions on [Savannah Guthrie‘s] brother-in-law.”

Kelly, Banfield and other reporters have alluded that Tommaso Cioni, the brother-in-law, could be a suspect in the disappearance of the mother. TMZ, however, reported on Feb. 5 that the Pima County Sheriff’s Department mentioned no suspects have been recognized within the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Guthrie.

Kelly went on to play a clip of Cuomo straight taking purpose at her whereas bemoaning about “sloppy influencers and would-be sleuths” protecting Guthrie’s disappearance for “clicks and ragebait.”

In a Feb. 17 X publish, Cuomo additional slammed Kelly over her reporting on Guthrie, writing, “It is shameful to play this story for click bait and hint that videos are fake and the family is in focus. dont know if this is payback for nbc paying kelly to GTFO but it is pretty obvious and ugly.”

Responding to Cuomo’s remarks, Kelly mentioned, “In an investigation like this, you don’t rule out family because of your little feelings … No one’s been ruled out. Absolutely not. Not the family. No one. No one’s been ruled out. Everyone remains a suspect until we have somebody in handcuffs.”

Likening Cuomo to the “Godfather” character Fredo Corleone, Kelly taunted the broadcaster over his “little-known show on NewsNation,” which she claimed has “less viewers than I have fingers.”

Accusing Cuomo of being “jealous” of her success, she continued, “Let me tell you what Fredo is really upset about. Fredo No-Rato, that’s his real problem. Nobody watches his show on NewsNation … Nobody watches his failed podcast either. Nobody watched his SiriusXM radio show. Nobody watched him on CNN.”

She added, “And therefore, he gets upset at anybody who does well, like our show, which is always one of the top three conservative podcasts in the nation. It’s currently number one on Apple. Fredo doesn’t like that. Because, as I say, Fredo No-Rato. So he gets upset, and he gets 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 know you’re in the business of protecting your family,” she mentioned. “We learned that firsthand during COVID, when you put your loser brother on [your show] and ran cover for him … ultimately it was one of the things that led to your downfall.”

“You didn’t report honestly on his many, many problems during COVID, or his many, many problems in grabbing women,” Kelly continued. “And perhaps the reason you chose not to do that is that you yourself were accused of having a #MeToo problem, as you well 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 former 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 stop mentioning him.”

She added, “He didn’t want me to attack him, because it hurt his little feelings.”

On Wednesday, Cuomo responded to her section about him, writing in an X publish, “Get over yourself, little hater. Odd language choice for a mom with young kids. Classy.”

Kelly rebuked his response in a separate X publish, writing, “Fredo, I know your thing is harassing women (runs in the family!) but your focus on me is getting creepy.”

Watch a clip from Kelly’s podcast beneath.