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Kelly Clashes with Student Over Trump's Rhetoric at Event

9/26/2025

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Megyn Kelly confronted a liberal student at a Turning Point USA event at Virginia Tech, defending Trump amid assassination claims about Charlie Kirk.
The student said Trump's rhetoric fueled violence; Kelly called that defamatory blaspheme and attributed the shooter to leftist ideology.
The event, part of the American Comeback Tour honoring Charlie Kirk, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, urged civil disagreement.

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Megyn Kelly confronted a liberal student at a Turning Point USA event at Virginia Tech, defending Trump amid assassination claims about Charlie Kirk.
The student said Trump's rhetoric fueled violence; Kelly called that defamatory blaspheme and attributed the shooter to leftist ideology.
The event, part of the American Comeback Tour honoring Charlie Kirk, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, urged civil disagreement.