Megyn Kelly vindicated after left's ‘gaslighting' on Imane Khelif exposed
Bombshell documents show the gold-medal winner at the Paris 2024 Olympics allegedly had male DNA.
'Unfortunately, there is so much gaslighting coming from the left,' Ms Lyman told Sky News host James Morrow.
'Because they're into this gender bending ideology, they tried to smear and malign her.'
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