NBC's Megyn Kelly is under fire for interviewing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, mostly from the families of those who died at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012. Jones has long alleged that the shooting which claimed the lives of 28 people including 20 children never happened.
Naturally these families are aghast at Kelly for giving Jones a platform. As should the families of those who died in the Oklahoma City Bombing, 9/11 and the Boston Marathon attacks.
While one can reasonably criticize Kelly for legitimizing Jones, it can also be reasonably argued that Jones was already legitimized by none other than Donald Trump. An argument Kelly her has advanced.
Lest we forget that in December 2015, during his presidential campaign, Trump gave Jones a 30-minute plus interview.
During this interview, Trump described Jones' reputation as "amazing."
That anyone would describe Jones' reputation as amazing is annoying. That the man who is now President of the United States would describe Jones' reputation as amazing defames the memory of those who died during Oklahoma City, 9/11, the Boston Marathon Bombing and Sandy Hook.
So how can Megyn Kelly elevate Alex Jones' reputation when President Trump beat her to it?
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