Overview
- Kelly said Republicans “don’t know how to win” without Donald Trump and mocked recent focus on controversies like a leaked Young Republicans group chat.
- She aired her criticism on Wednesday’s episode of The Megyn Kelly Show following Democratic wins in California, New Jersey, Virginia and New York City.
- Kelly castigated GOP priorities, saying time was wasted debating what a podcast host and a Heritage Foundation leader said instead of improving candidate quality.
- President Trump wrote on Truth Social that Republicans lost because he “wasn’t on the ballot” and because of the shutdown, and he later told GOP senators the map favored Democrats.
- Her remarks add to a widening post–Election Day blame game inside the party over messaging, turnout and leadership heading into the next cycle.