Megyn Kelly rips ‘smug’ George Clooney in 11-minute tirade after he criticizes her credentials: He ‘fancies himself a journalist’

Megyn Kelly ripped Hollywood A-lister and Democratic operative George Clooney — who famously called for President Joe Biden to measurement speech — for his ain “cowardice” and “naked partisanship” aft he criticized her journalistic credentials.

Kelly devoted 11 minutes of her podcast to excoriating nan “Michael Clayton” prima aft he took a swipe astatine nan erstwhile Fox News host’s credentials during a sit-down pinch actress Patti LuPone for Variety’s Actors connected Actors issue.

Clooney, who is playing CBS broadcast fable Edward R. Murrow successful nan Broadway adaptation of “Good Night, and Good Luck,” told LuPone: “I’ve astatine slightest been to Darfur and Sudan and nan Congo and been changeable astatine to effort to get stories out,” Clooney said, adding of Kelly: “I’m not rather judge what she’s done to beryllium a journalist.”

Kelly changeable backmost connected nan Wednesday version of “The Megyn Kelly Show” on SiriusXM:

“He’s starring successful a play astir Edward R. Murrow because Clooney fancies himself a journalist, you see,” she scoffed. “And [he] has tons of thoughts connected really journalists request to do journalism.”

Kelly besides mocked Clooney’s 2024 New York Times op-ed calling for Biden to measurement aside, accusing nan character of waiting until aft nan governmental harm was done.

Kelly said: “He does it chiefly by stumbling upon nan biggest communicative of nan decade, that a sitting president is mentally infirm and ought to beryllium 25th Amendment’ed correct retired of office, and past burying it, saying perfectly thing for weeks connected end, and past only aft that president humiliates himself connected nan nationalist shape astatine a statesmanlike debate, and past refuses to measurement down arsenic nan full Democrat Party watches its electoral chances up and down nan summons spell swirling down nan toilet.”

“That’s not journalism, George — it’s cowardice and naked partisanship. You’re not fooling anyone,” she said.

Kelly besides slammed nan actor’s pivot to Broadway: “What’s nan matter, George? Are nan Hollywood roles getting a small difficult to travel by arsenic you property and get decidedly much smug and self-congratulatory? I’m conscionable asking.”

Before ending her tirade, Kelly turned to LuPone, mocking her arsenic “Broadway’s biggest and oldest bully.” And, successful her ain defense, nan erstwhile Fox News big recounted awesome interviews passim her profession — from President Trump to mundane Americans — arsenic grounds of her journalistic chops.