Meghan McCain came out swinging against Tucker Carlson, slamming him for letting controversial pundit Milo Yiannopoulos go off on a stinging fat-shaming tirade—right on air. The wild episode unfolded Wednesday night on The Tucker Carlson Show, with Yiannopoulos, notorious for his incendiary jabs, targeting Meghan and her late father, Senator John McCain. Spouting off, Yiannopoulos labeled Meghan ‘fat’ and ‘crazy,’ even throwing out a bizarre insult about Senator McCain ‘breeding the fat best friend’—his own daughter.

Meghan McCain eulogizes her father John McCain at the National Cathedral, Saturday, during his memorial service. Sen. McCain died on Aug. 25, 2018 of brain cancer. Xxx Jg 137438 Mccain National 9 1 2018 Jmg 7709 Jpg Usa Dc

But Meghan wasn’t having any of it. The outspoken former ‘The View’ co-host fired back on X, embracing her figure and her happiness as she awaits baby number three. She didn’t mince words: ‘I’m very fat, very happy, and very pregnant,’ she declared. Calling out Carlson directly, Meghan took aim at his repeated claims of Christian values, blasting the show’s cruel tone. ‘There’s nothing Christian about publicly mocking women on a massive podcast,’ she criticized, before pointing out this brand of nastiness is exactly why younger female voters are distancing themselves from the right.

McCain didn’t stop there, highlighting the hypocrisy and ‘dark’ nature of the remarks. She made it clear that unlike Carlson and his guests, she doesn’t make her living off insults and venom.

Milo Yiannopoulos hosts live stream of Republican congressional candidate Laura Loomer’s win at the airport Hilton in West Palm Beach, August 18, 2020. Loomer is one of five GOP candidates hoping to secure the nomination in the primary on Aug. 18. The winner will challenge the winner of Democratic primary between incumbent U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel and Guido Weiss in the November general election. [ALLEN EYESTONE/palmbeachpost.com]

Meanwhile, Yiannopoulos’s rant spiraled, tossing out homophobic slurs and hammering away at Meghan with crude jokes. At one point, he remarked, ‘Is there anything gayer than John McCain’s bloodlust? His daughter is the fat friend. He even bred her.’ He also took shots at her looks and self-esteem, claiming she’s ‘every gay man’s dream’ because she ‘can’t dress’ and ‘hates herself.’

For the record, Yiannopoulos, once proudly identifying as gay, now calls himself ‘ex-gay.’ In the past, he’s never shied away from wild claims and offensive language.

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson speaks Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, during a Turning Point USA tour stop at the Indiana University Auditorium in Bloomington.

This isn’t the first time Meghan McCain has sparred publicly with Carlson. Back in October, she dragged him on social media for cussing at an attendee during a Turning Point USA event, contrasting his behavior with conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s more civil debate style and branding Carlson’s conduct as beneath everyone involved.

Carlson’s reputation for controversy continues to grow—especially after Wednesday’s show. Yiannopoulos doubled down, resurrecting Carlson’s infamous speculation about Pete Buttigieg, a Democratic figure and former presidential hopeful. Yiannopoulos theorized Buttigieg ‘made himself gay,’ riffing off Carlson’s old wish to pepper him with explicit questions about his sexuality. Carlson didn’t push back, and even joined in, repeating that some of his gay colleagues said Buttigieg was ‘not really gay.’

Special guest Pete Buttigieg, 19th Secretary of Transportation from 2021-2025, speaks during the Get Out the Vote Kick-Off for Monmouth County at The Vogel in Red Bank, New Jersey, Thursday, October 30, 2025.

When pressed by journalist Kara Swisher about these bizarre claims, Buttigieg brushed it off with a dry joke about his ‘morbid curiosity,’ but confirmed he had zero interest in chatting with Carlson about sex.

Neither Carlson nor Yiannopoulos have issued an apology, but Meghan McCain’s fiery response made one thing clear: she’s not backing down from bullies—no matter the size of their platform.

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