Megyn Kelly turns on Pete Hegseth – ‘it makes me very uncomfortable’ – Celebrity News – Entertainment

Megyn Kelly has criticized her “friend” Pete Hegseth for his actions amid the war in Iran.

During a recent episode of her SiriusXM podcast, The Megyn Kelly Show, the 55-year-old former Fox News anchor opened up about how her friendship with the 45-year-old United States Secretary of War has evolved over the years. Kelly said she played a significant role in getting Hegseth his job at the Pentagon. However, her opinion of him has changed since he started quoting scripture and talking about wiping out the Iranian people.

The talk show host said, “I’m a fan of Pete’s. I helped get him his job. He would be the first to tell you that. However, I am not a fan of the praying and the constant references to God, Jesus, and the Bible from the Pentagon while he’s announcing war plans.” This comes after Democrats officially filed six impeachment articles against Hegseth.

Kelly continued, “It makes me very uncomfortable, very. I do not think those two things belong together. I much prefer the Dan ‘Raizin’ Caine approach of just the facts.

“Religion, obviously, it’s a major part of Pete’s life, that’s great and I’m in favor of that. It doesn’t belong when you’re talking about our plans to wipe out people, including possible civilians, as President Trump continues to threaten.

“These two things do not belong together, and I just – I’m really uncomfortable with it. If Joe Biden did this, through his Pentagon, I would’ve ripped him a new one.

“And therefore, not withstanding my friendship with Pete, I feel the need to register my strong objection to what he’s doing.”

An X user named Christopher Webb shared the clip of Kelly talking about Hegseth and wrote, “Megyn Kelly admits she was a driving force in getting Pete Hegseth the job, now she’s clutching pearls because he’s quoting scripture while talking about wiping people out.

“Did she even realize the scripture was fake? I guess they’ve got each other convinced they’re Christians, that’s about it.”

In the comments of his post, several fellow social media users slammed Kelly, with one person writing, “Imagine telling the world you got Pete Hegseth the job he’s totally unqualified for.”

Another slammed, “She really thinks too much of herself,” as a third said, “Sadly, Megyn is very two faced.”

Yet another bashed Hegseth, chiming in, “Disappointed propagandist…what recommended him for the position? Tattoos?”

Hegseth was recently mocked after delivering a prayer during a worship service held at the Pentagon, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, offering a blessing in support of the ongoing Iran war effort.

He claimed his words were drawn from a passage in the Book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament.

A clip of Pete reciting the scripture during the religious service emerged online Thursday, April 16, in which he declared, “The path of the downed aviator is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.

“Blessed is he who in the name of camaraderie and duty, shepherd the lost through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children.”

He continued, “And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to capture and destroy my brother, and you will know my call sign is Sandy 1 when I lay my vengeance upon thee. Amen.”

Despite Hegseth’s claim that his prayer came from the Ezekiel 25:17 passage, his delivery bore a strong resemblance to the iconic monologue delivered by Samuel L. Jackson’s character Jules Winnfield in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film Pulp Fiction.

In the movie, Jules recites a fictionalized version of the biblical text immediately before killing another character.

“There’s a passage I got memorized, seems appropriate for this situation: Ezekiel 25:17,” the 77-year-old actor’s character, Jules, said. “The path of righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.”