Megyn Kelly Has 2-Word Reaction To ABC Reporter's Controversial Outfit

01/12/2025 08:59 AM

Megyn Kelly was among those ripping a prominent ABC News reporter for his controversial outfit while covering the California wildfires this week.

Massive wildfires broke out in the Los Angeles, California area this week. The fires reportedly started in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, before spreading to other areas. More than 100,000 people have been evacuated from their homes, while more than 1,000 structures have been destroyed and, tragically, at least five people have died.

David Muir of ABC News was on hand, covering the wildfires in person. However, he took a lot of heat for his controversial outfit.

Muir, a longtime host and reporter for ABC News, was caught using clothespins to make his fire jacket look more slim-fitting. While this is common practice in news TV, some found it to be inappropriate given the circumstances.

Nice Jacket Bro. Glad you look nice and svelte with those clothes line pegs, while our city burns to the ground. @elonmuskpic.twitter.com/bGQ3zvF6lr

— Jack Osbourne (@JackOsbourne) January 9, 2025

Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News and NBC News host, had a two-word reaction to the outfit worn by Muir.

She was stunned by his "abject vanity."

Kelly accused Muir, 51, of trying to be an actor rather than a journalist. 

"Yes, he's an actor who's worried about his own vanity and beauty on camera. God forbid you think David Muir might be a little boxy in the waist," she said.

"This is not dress up time... That's something that my little boys did when they were still in the single digits…not on the news when people are dying," she added. "What are you doing?"

ABC News, meanwhile, is reportedly "embarrassed and horrified" over Muir's clothespins controversy.

Donald Trump Jr. sounded off on X, formerly known as Twitter, too.

"David Muir, the supposed moderator of my father's presidential debate, who instead chose to be a participant, is so vain that as people in Los Angeles are losing everything, he used clothes pins to make his fake fireman's jacket more form fitting. Sick!" he wrote on X.

Muir ended up changing his outfit when he returned to the air later in the week, wearing his jacket open in the front, without any clothespins in view.