Sirius XM’s Megyn Kelly slammed ABC News host George Stephanopoulos over his history with rape victims Monday.
Republican South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace hit back at Stephanopoulos for “shaming” her on Sunday during a tense exchange regarding the congresswoman’s support for Trump and her history as a rape victim. Kelly dug up remnants from Stephanopoulos’ past, reminding her audience that the ABC correspondent created a “war room” to protect former President Bill Clinton from his accusers while running for office.
“I see how concerned you are that victims might not come forward if they are publicly attacked by their rapist and his defenders,” Kelly said to Stephanopoulos. “To be sure, that is a very real concern, it happens all the time. Which, you know. Because you invented it. Remember? When you created a whole command center designed to smear Bill Clinton’s sexual assault and rape accusers so you could elevate him right into the presidency.”
“The attorney representing many of Bill’s accusers — and there were many, George — Juanita Broaddrick, Kathleen Willey, Paula Jones, Gennifer Flowers, to name just a few — said you and James Carville at Hillary Clinton’s direction formed a so-called war room whose purpose was quote, ‘to destroy any woman that would challenge Bill Clinton.’”
Kelly mentioned that there was a film made about Clinton’s “war room,” playing a clip from the 1993 film in the middle of her rebuke. “The War Room” is a documentary about Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign that heavily emphasizes the role of Stephanopoulos, according to IMDB. (RELATED: Trump Posts $91 Million Bond As He Appeals E. Jean Carroll Verdict)
“Such a tough guy,” Kelly said. “This attorney points out that you don’t like to talk about this particular behavior, George. Maybe that’s why you skipped it in your discussion with Nancy Mace?”
Kelly blasted Stephanopoulos for being Clinton’s “attack dog” when Paula Jones, a former employee of Clinton when he was governor of Arkansas, accused him of exposing his genitals to her. The conservative commentator criticized Stephanopoulos and his “well-funded team” for going after women with “no power” and “no connections.”
“Did you worry then that this behavior might ‘shame victims from coming forward?’ You admitted in your own memoir that Hillary Clinton told you about one accuser quote, ‘We have to destroy her story.’ Did you object? Did you say, ‘That’s shaming?’ No. In fact, you later described yourself as Bill Clinton’s quote, ‘enabler,’” Kelly said.