Overview
- McCain posted on X after learning Milo Yiannopoulos repeatedly mocked her weight and used homophobic language during a Dec. 3 episode of The Tucker Carlson Show.
- She wrote that she is “very fat” because she is almost nine months pregnant with her third child and added that she is “also very happy.”
- McCain criticized Carlson for allowing the remarks to go unchallenged, saying his conduct did not reflect the Christian values he often cites.
- Coverage from multiple outlets reports Carlson did not intervene during the exchange and that his representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- Reports situate the episode within McCain’s ongoing clashes with conservative media figures, highlighting prior public critiques of Carlson and others.