Megyn Kelly says the “overweight, out-of-shape women” who run the Los Angeles Fire Department are so obsessed with diversity that they send “obese” lesbians to rescue people trapped in deadly wildfires. He got angry and criticized her.
The conservative firebrand took to his podcast on Monday to claim that the response to historically devastating wildfires was hampered by the Department's prioritization of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). She said it's one of the places that actually supports transgender women on behalf of biological women.
“I believe I speak for all women in Los Angeles when I say we want strong men to save us,” Kelly said candidly. “That's what we want. Are we asking for too much?”
Kelly blamed the department's woes on its female leaders. There are only three women on LAFD's 14-person leadership team: Training Support Directorate Commander Jamie Brown, Equity and Human Resources Office Deputy Director Christine Larson, and most importantly, top boss Christine Crowley. , a 22-year veteran and head of the department. First LGBTQ fire chief.
“Those three women at the top there…honestly, and I don't mean to be mean, they're obese. They're overweight, out-of-shape women,” she says.
“If I'm in a burning building, the last thing I want to see is a) a woman, and b) an obese woman,” she continued.
“Who would be comforted by 'I'm going to die, but in front of an obese lesbian'? This is crazy.”
Kelly suggested that if LAFD were so committed to diversity, it would be an ideal role for a transgender woman.
“If they're so keen on recruiting women to the fire department, why can't they hire so-called 'trans women'?” asked Kelly, who has been a regular critic of transgender athletes in women's sports.
“Let's catch the fake women who try to infiltrate our sport and lead them to the fire department, where you still have all the advantages of being a man and breaking down barriers as a quote 'woman.' It would be a great place to go. ”
Conservative critics have criticized the LAFD for a clear lack of preparedness in the city to fight multiple massive wildfires that broke out last week and are still burning 45 square miles in Los Angeles County. It criticizes funding for DEI programs.
After city leaders cut LAFD's budget by $17.6 million last year, outraged Angelenos called on Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to resign over the department's response to the fires.
“Budget cuts will reduce the department's ability to prepare for, train for, and respond to large-scale emergencies such as wildfires,” Crowley wrote in a December memo to city leaders in response to deep budget cuts. “It has been severely restricted,” he warned.
