America's Great Divide: Megyn Kelly Interview | FRONTLINE
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Published 2019-12-13
In the run-up to the 2016 election, she says Ailes "wasn't ready to just lie down for Trump." But then "Trump would continue to grow in power, and I think Ailes would get a little bit more deferential to him."
Kelly also weighs in on the Obama years and speaks about Hillary Clinton — whom she says "enabled" her husband Bill's behavior. "...The woman who would go into office, if [Trump] lost, was no saint either..." she says.
This interview was conducted by FRONTLINE’s Michael Kirk on October 3, 2019, during our reporting for "America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump,” a four-hour special series on how America’s current polarization came to be. It has been edited for clarity and length.
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All Comments (21)
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This interview was conducted with FRONTLINE during the making of our two-part documentary series “America's Great Divide.” Watch Part One here: https://youtu.be/SnMBYMOTwEs and Part Two here: https://youtu.be/l5vyDPN19ww
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Love her or hate her, you have to agree that Megyn is an extremely well spoken, articulate person. I don’t think she said “like” or “um” once through this entire 42 minutes
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It’s valuable to have her articulate the Republican viewpoint, even if you don’t agree with it.
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Need a follow up interview. Let’s see what her perspective is now.
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I'm not a big fan of Megyn Kelly, but this was a great interview. She understands people and politics very well.
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I am pleasantly surprised that PBS let her talk so candidly, especially about Obama, Obamacare, race, etc. Kudos to PBS for a great interview. Great job!
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TBH, this is the best interview in light of Megan Kelly ever witnessed so far. Interviewer asks fair questions bringing balance for public to hear out Megan Kelly. Didn;t realise from this interview I begin to understand the frustration and how misunderstood she was - and her opinions and thoughts towards bipartisan views are very intellectual and observant. Nice to see the real Megan Kelly, and my newfound respect and empathy and hope for her.
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This is actually a really great interview. I love listening to her perspective.
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“What am I supposed to be outraged about now? Give me a minute I need to work on my outrage.” Right on point Megyn!
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This is how to conduct an interview, these pieces are great reportage.
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I’m not a Meghan kelly fan but this was a fascinating interview to say the least. I thought her historical context on most things were accurate from the GOP perspective. Palin/trump section was fascinating.
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I wonder what Megyn Kelly thinks now in the wake of what happened from November 2020 through January 2021.
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Would enjoy hearing Megyn’s perspective regarding January 6th
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Megyn Kelly impresses me. She is so intelligent and classy and open minded.
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I find her perspective very interesting. Regardless of opinion, she is incredibly intelligent.
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The “this will be okay” hasn’t aged well
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i bet she regrets her comparison between those two presidents now.
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I wonder why she didn’t bring up lobbyist influence.
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Oh this interview did not age well. We'll be okay she says.
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I may not agree with everything, but I appreciate the perspective. Thanks PBS! Please keep the unbias going!
