Overview
- Megyn Kelly told the Hodgetwins Podcast that Trump has cheated on every wife he’s had and repeated an allegation by Ivana Trump from past divorce proceedings that she later walked back.
- Kelly’s comments were prompted by President Trump’s public jab at Joe Kent for remarrying after his wife Shannon Kent died and after Kent resigned from the administration over the U.S. war with Iran.
- The remarks were made on-air and reported by Mediaite and other outlets, and they did not include any new documentary evidence or fresh corroboration of the historical allegations Kelly cited.
- Kelly used a personal anecdote about her mother remarrying after roughly four and a half years to argue that Kent’s remarriage timing was reasonable and to rebut Trump’s criticism.
- The coverage keeps the dispute in the realm of opinion-driven media: outlets highlighted the podcast clip and there was no immediate response from the president, which could extend partisan debate rather than resolve factual questions.