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Megyn Kelly Blasts Iran War Briefings, Slams ‘Jesus Talk’ at Pentagon
Megyn Kelly criticizes Pete Hegseth for mixing religion with Pentagon briefings on Iran, and slams Trump over his response to Pope Leo XIV questioning the war.
Megyn Kelly is sounding off on how the Iran war is being handled — and she’s taking aim at Pete Hegseth.
During a Tuesday, April 14 episode of her The Megyn Kelly Show podcast, the host, 55, criticized the Secretary of War for bringing religion into official briefings about the ongoing conflict.
“It feels off that Pete Hegseth keeps praying at these briefings that he’s doing as if it’s all in the name of God,” Kelly said. “The bombing of Iran…in which 170 young girls were killed… that’s not in the name of God. Not in the name of Jesus.”
The former Fox News anchor didn’t hold back, urging him to separate faith from military updates.
“I wish you would just check the Jesus talk, the God talk at the Pentagon briefings,” she continued. “It’s not appropriate there. While you’re updating us on the number you’ve killed… don’t mention Jesus, don’t talk about God. Don’t act like he’s sanctioning what you’re doing.”
Kelly also weighed in on President Donald Trump, criticizing his response to Pope Leo XIV, who has publicly questioned the war, as well as that now-viral AI-generated image of Trump appearing Jesus-like.
“I could see it coming,” she said, noting Trump’s pattern of attacking critics.
