Megyn Kelly took aim at MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski, accusing her of hypocrisy over her vocal advocacy for women’s rights. Kelly mocked the “Morning Joe” co-host for a provocative magazine shoot from over a decade ago, labeling her as a faux feminist.
Speaking on Sky News Australia with host Paul Murray, Kelly criticized Brzezinski’s Vanity Fair photoshoot from September 2012.
The shoot featured Brzezinski perched on a table in a sleeveless black dress and high heels, with one leg kicked high in the air. In the same shoot, her now-husband and co-host, Joe Scarborough, struck what Kelly described as a “power pose.”
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“She’s constantly lecturing us about women’s rights, like she’s this great progressive champion,” Kelly said. The 54-year-old conservative podcast host referred to Brzezinski as “Miss Champion, Miss Feminist” and questioned the sincerity of her advocacy.
To drive her point home, Kelly recreated the Vanity Fair pose on her own podcast, climbing onto her desk in sweatpants to mimic the infamous leg-kick photo.
“I’m so over her nonsense about women’s rights and empowerment,” Kelly said bluntly. “You’re full of it, and everyone knows it.”
Kelly also slammed Brzezinski and Scarborough for their