Megyn Kelly blasted Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as “probably the most radical” choice for Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 running mate — mocking him as “Tampon Tim” for providing free menstrual products to boys.
“I’ve been interested by Walz since yesterday. He’s probably the most radical they may discover on the trans difficulty,” the previous NBC and Fox anchor mentioned throughout her Wednesday broadcast of SiriusXM’s “The Megyn Kelly Present.”
Underneath Walz’s governorship, Minnesota was declared a “refuge state” that provides authorized safety to kids who journey there for so-called gender-affirming care, together with puberty blockers, reconstructive genital surgical procedure and hormone remedy in addition to for docs who carry out the operations.
Kelly likened the progressive Walz to Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who not too long ago handed a controversial legislation designed to maintain dad and mom in the dead of night about their youngsters’ gender identities.
“There’s simply virtually no daylight between these two, if any in any respect,” she mentioned, including: “He scares me as a result of he really may grow to be the vp and doubtlessly the president.”
In a separate publish to her X account Wednesday, Kelly referred to as Walz “Tampon Tim” — a reference to his coverage of offering free menstrual merchandise to elementary college kids, together with transgender youngsters.
The legislation signed final yr requires that tampons and different merchandise be made obtainable in boys’ and ladies’ bogs at colleges for kids between grades 4 and 12.
Walz was tapped by Harris on Tuesday and later joined her at a rally in Philadelphia.
“He had that rally within the palm of his hand,” Kelly mentioned, including that he outshined Harris as an orator.
“He’s far more efficient than she is, or Joe Biden is.”
Kelly mentioned that watching Walz converse gave her “a sense of worry stand up in my throat.”
“As a result of I do know what he’s allowing in Minnesota with regards to kids,” she mentioned.
A number of Republican-run states have banned gender-affirming look after minors. Medical professionals who carry out the procedures run the danger of shedding their medical license.
“I care about kids. And he’s pedal to the metallic, full steam forward on all of it,” Kelly mentioned of Walz.
“So once I watched him dazzle final night time — I’m not going to vote for him, I’ve been sincere about that — however I recoiled … I see why she selected him.”
The Submit has sought remark from Walz and the Harris marketing campaign.
