Megyn Kelly goes scorched earth on Jimmy Kimmel over his political commentary

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsMegyn Kelly goes scorched earth on Jimmy Kimmel over his political commentaryMegyn Kelly claimed that Jimmy Kimmel did not care about the ‘lofty goal’ of making people laugh on her podcastOwen Scott Friday 17 April 2026 12:24 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959739","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/megyn-kelly-jimmy-kimmel-carson-b2959739.html","title":"Megyn Kelly blasts Jimmy Kimmel over his political commentary"}}CloseKristi Noem's husband entered a Christian 'sexual health' rehab in January: reportSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Megyn Kelly has accused late...