Overview
- Yiannopoulos repeatedly insulted McCain’s weight during a Dec. 3 episode of The Tucker Carlson Show as Carlson listened without interjecting.
- McCain responded on X, noting she is almost nine months pregnant with her third child and saying she is very happy.
- She called the conversation not Christian behavior, referencing Carlson’s frequent religious framing.
- McCain argued the episode reflects meanness toward women that helps explain the right’s struggle with women voters in her generation.
- Reporters sought comment from Carlson’s team, which did not immediately respond, according to TheWrap.