Brace yourself for a showdown in the conservative arena as two heavyweights trade verbal blows that could shake the foundations of the MAGA movement.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, this escalating conflict between former Fox News colleagues Megyn Kelly and Mark Levin, sparked by deep ideological divides at a recent Turning Point USA event, has morphed into a personal spat with sharp words flying across social media platforms.
The drama kicked off in mid-December 2025 at AmericaFest, the annual Turning Point USA convention, where tensions within the conservative sphere boiled over.
During the event, Ben Shapiro took the stage with a fiery speech, slamming certain right-wing voices like Tucker Carlson for peddling conspiracy theories, setting off a chain reaction of discord.
Shapiro didn’t hold back, pointing fingers at Kelly, Carlson, and Steve Bannon for failing to distance themselves from unfounded claims pushed by Candace Owens about the supposed assassination of Turning Point co-founder Charlie Kirk. Owens, in turn, fired back at Shapiro with derogatory comments and baseless historical accusations, further fueling the flames of division.
Kelly, aligning herself with Carlson, Owens, and Jack Posobiec, faced a barrage of criticism from once-close allies who accused her of chasing relevance over integrity.
Mark Levin, a prominent figure on Fox News and host of his syndicated radio program, didn’t mince words, branding Kelly as a “degenerate” and a “laughingstock” in his scathing online critiques. On December 30, 2025, Levin escalated the feud on X, dragging up Kelly’s controversial 2018 exit from NBC over a Halloween-related scandal as ammunition for his attack.
Kelly wasn’t about to let that slide, hitting back on social media by calling Levin an “irrelevant, bitter man” and hinting at past professional friction during their Fox News days. Levin’s words cut deep: “Meg Kelly, whose ratings were so bad on NBC she became a laughingstock, was canned for promoting blackface on Halloween. You see, she was always a degenerate bigot,” he posted on X, linking her to controversial figures in a blistering takedown.
He continued, “This is why she’s cool with Candace Owens and Jack Posobiec. This is why she slobbers over Qatarlson. She’s part of the Woke Reich — the queen of the modern Klan. More to come.”
Kelly countered with her own jab: “You’re just upset bc I’m not afraid of you or your baseless slurs. You’re an old, irrelevant, bitter, angry man who could never make it in the Fox News primetime,” she retorted, reminding everyone of the behind-the-scenes chuckles at Levin’s expense.
While this public brawl unfolds, Fox News, where Kelly once shone as a primetime star, remains eerily quiet, with no other personalities stepping into the fray beyond Levin’s outspoken stance. Fox executives have chosen neutrality, offering no comment on the clash despite outreach from media outlets, leaving observers to wonder if this silence signals deeper unease within the network.
Kelly has suggested that critics like Shapiro and Bari Weiss of CBS News are driven by their support for Israel, adding another layer of complexity to an already messy dispute.
Meanwhile, Owens’ wild claims about a global conspiracy involving the Israeli government, the FBI, and Kirk’s widow, Erika, continue to stir controversy without a shred of evidence to back them up.
This feud isn’t just a personal spat; it’s a mirror reflecting the growing cracks in the conservative movement, where battling progressive agendas now competes with internal squabbles over principle versus provocation. Isn’t it ironic that a movement so focused on unity against the left might just be its own worst enemy?