Megyn Kelly Identifies The ‘Idiots’ Actually Responsible For ABC News’ $15 Million Mistake

President Donald Trump scored a big win in his ongoing feud with the mainstream media when ABC News agreed to fork over $15 million to settle a defamation case stemming from comments made about him on the air earlier this year.

The network and anchor George Stephanopoulos issued public statements acknowledging the error, but political commentator Megyn Kelly says there are others behind the scenes who deserve blame.

According to the Daily Caller:

“You’re idiots! Stephanopoulos is an idiot, and so are his producers,” Kelly said. “Because let me tell you, in all my years at Fox, never mind my short stint at NBC, the producers have a couple of main jobs. One is to arm the anchor with facts. Fail. OK, fail there. And two is to protect the anchor. You protect the anchor. So if the anchor is out there saying something colossally stupid, usually if you have a great producer, they’ll get in your ear to say, ‘No, it’s this. No, it’s that. Be careful.’”

“That happens with me all the time on this show. My producers, the ones who run herd on various segments that I’m doing, if they realize I’ve said something inaccurate or that I’m searching for a fact are constantly in my ears,” Kelly added. “It’s why I wear these headphones to say, ‘It’s this or it’s that.’ This whole thing that you’re watching and listening to is a team effort. And 10 times that, a hundred times that, on ABC broadcast news and a Sunday show like the one George Stephanopoulos sits for — partisan hack!”

The settlement has sparked significant discussion on social media in recent days:

ABC News agrees to $15 MILLION dollar settlement in Trump’s defamation case against George Stephanopoulos.

This comes from Stephanopoulos interview with Nancy Mace where George was a total piece of SCHIFF.

Snufulfugus was laughing about Trump’s lawsuit with Colbert. Who’s… pic.twitter.com/aSSlHkJWN2

— Clyp Keeper (@DGrayTexas45) December 15, 2024

George Stephanopoulos forced to pay Donald Trump $15 Million in settlement for defamation lawsuit, which will go towards building Trump's Library, but also has to formally apologize. @ABC is now forever jaded by biased reporting.

Hey Donald ! @Disney just paid for your new… pic.twitter.com/5RHacxLgHb

— Right Wing Meanie (@RightWingMeanie) December 15, 2024

🚨The legacy media freakout over Trump’s $15M settlement with ABC continues:

NBC’s Chuck Todd calls it “stunning” and a “gut punch” to media outlets.

“It sets a precedent that is going to be very difficult to get out from under."

Accountability is the 'precedent’ — and it's… pic.twitter.com/oYUAlSOa4d

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) December 18, 2024

Trump is also targeting other outlets and organizations over their election coverage, as NBC News reported:

Donald Trump is suing Ann Selzer, her polling firm, The Des Moines Register and the newspaper’s parent company, Gannett, accusing them of consumer fraud, according to a copy of the filing reviewed by NBC News.

The suit, filed Monday night in Polk County, Iowa, says it seeks “accountability for brazen election interference” over a Nov. 2 poll that showed Kamala Harris up by 3 percentage points in Iowa.

Trump won the state by double digits, a difference that his lawyers argue in the suit constitutes “election-interfering fiction.” Trump is making the claim under the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act, which prohibits deceptive advertising.