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New York Post
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Megyn Kelly, Chelsea Clinton spar in heated clash over flood relief, Epstein files: 'Family of grifters'
Megyn Kelly ripped into Chelsea Clinton after the former first daughter boasted about her Texas flood relief efforts – calling her a 'fake philanthropist' and the Clintons a 'family of grifters.' The former Fox News anchor, who hosts the 'The Megyn Kelly Show' podcast, tore into Bill and Hillary's only child after she posted on X last Wednesday that a subsidiary of the Clinton Foundation was 'on the ground in Texas, supporting families, communities and ongoing search and rescue efforts.' 4 Chelsea Clinton speaks onstage during the World Eating Disorder Action Day Summit in June. Getty Images for National Alliance for Eating Disorders Advertisement Social media users quickly jumped on Chelsea's call to action, accusing her family of defrauding governments through the Clinton Foundation and noting its ties to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. 'Why, are you guys planning on stealing money like you did in Haiti? To anyone out there please don't give to this organization. Give to local organizations only, like the Community Foundation of Texas Hill Country,' one user wrote in a post on X, referring to claims that the Clinton Foundation had pocketed millions of dollars for relief efforts in Haiti after a devastating earthquake struck in 2010. Kelly picked up on the growing backlash, posting on X: 'The replies to this post are AMAZING,' Kelly wrote on X. Advertisement Chelsea Clinton attempted to defuse the maelstrom. 'I'm sure any of the organizations I mentioned which are on the ground in Texas would welcome your support,' she replied to Kelly's post. 4 Megyn Kelly, host of 'The Megyn Kelly Show' podcast. Getty Images But the podcaster was in not in a charitable mood. Advertisement 'Chelsea, what we are seeing in the replies to your post is that while you love to play fake philanthropist, absolutely no one wants your family of grifters anywhere near those suffering in Texas, Haiti or anywhere else,' Kelly responded. In a final retort, Clinton defended her family's foundation. 'Hi Megyn – we're proud to partner with & support these organizations. I don't receive a cent & never have from these or @ClintonFdn. Supporting vital work in Texas matters most now. Hope you will highlight relief efforts on your @x timeline – apologies if I missed them – & show.' 4 Jeffrey Epstein with Bill Clinton. Advertisement The Clinton foundation faced multiple federal investigations into allegations of bribery and a pay-to-play scheme. It was cleared of any wrongdoing in 2019. The Clinton Foundation directed The Post to a fact-check page on its website. 'The facts are clear and well-documented — all money collected by the Clinton Foundation for Haiti was immediately directed to help in the wake of the devastating earthquake in 2010,' the foundation said on its website. 'The Clinton Foundation worked with our partners to deploy resources on the ground, and we did not take a penny for overhead or charge any administrative fee.' 4 A destroyed vehicle sits next to the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas after flash floods devastated the area. AP Some social media users also nodded to the family's ties to Epstein, who 'was part of the original group that conceived the Clinton Global Initiative,' according to a letter written by Epstein's attorneys to federal prosecutors in 2007. That letter was part of plea negotiations concerning sex abuse allegations filed by Virginia Giuffre, who claimed she was lured into a sex-trafficking ring by Epstein when she was 15 and working at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club. Giuffre died by suicide in April at 41 at her farm in western Australia. A spokesman for Bill Clinton previously said he took 'four trips' on Epstein's plane, all included stops related to the work of the Clinton Foundation. Advertisement Kelly is one of several conservatives who have blasted the Trump administration after it recently claimed Epstein did not have a 'client list' – after Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier this year replied to a question about the list that 'it's sitting on my desk right now to review.' 'She [Bondi] repeatedly misled on Epstein. Then didn't have the courage to explain herself. Suddenly, she's camera shy & no Qs allowed. Good luck!' Kelly wrote in a post on X over the weekend.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Chelsea Clinton And Megyn Kelly Go To War Over Texas Relief Efforts
and just went head-to-head in a heated exchange that erupted over social media, and it's safe to say, the gloves came off. The former Fox News anchor took aim at Clinton after the former First Daughter posted about her family's philanthropic response to . The clash between Megyn Kelly and Chelsea Clinton unfolded on X (formerly Twitter) in a heated showdown last week. "Members of the @ClintonGlobal community are on the ground in Texas, supporting families, communities, and ongoing search and rescue efforts," Chelsea wrote in a post, listing several organizations participating in the relief. But it didn't take long for critics to flood the replies with accusations. Social media users slammed the Clinton Foundation, reviving decade-old claims about alleged misuse of funds in post-earthquake Haiti and questioning the family's historic ties to , who, according to his lawyers, helped conceive the Clinton Global Initiative back in 2005. Megyn Kelly clearly enjoyed the pile-on, reposting Clinton's message with a jab of her own, 'The responses to this is AMAZING.' Chelsea didn't back down, tagging Kelly in a direct clapback. 'Hi Megyn, I'm sure any of the organizations I mentioned which are on the ground in Texas would welcome your support," she said. "I'd be happy to put you in touch directly. We all need to support those impacted by the tragic floods in Kerr County and surrounding areas.' That only fueled Kelly's fire. 'Chelsea, what we are seeing in the replies to your post is that while you love to play fake philanthropist, absolutely no one wants your family of grifters anywhere near those suffering in Texas, Haiti or anywhere else,' she wrote. In a final attempt to defend herself and the foundation, Clinton replied, 'I don't receive a cent & never have from these or @ClintonFdn. Supporting vital work in Texas matters most now. Hope you will highlight relief efforts on your @x timeline, apologies if I missed them, and show.' Kelly didn't respond further, but the replies to Clinton's post stayed lit with criticism. Many doubled down on long-standing conspiracy theories, despite the fact that the Clinton Foundation was exonerated in 2019 following several federal investigations. As for the Epstein connection, his legal team once admitted he had a hand in launching the Clinton Global Initiative during plea negotiations in 2007. 'Mr. Epstein was part of the original group that conceived the Clinton Global Initiative, which is described as a project 'bringing together a community of global leaders to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges,'' attorneys Alan Dershowitz and Gerald Lefcourt wrote in a letter, per Daily Caller, that resurfaced years later. While Epstein's name was never officially listed in CGI's founding documents, Lefcourt doubled down on his client's role in the initiative's formation during a 2016 interview with ABC News. The initiative, launched in 2005 as a branch of the Clinton Foundation, was designed to connect world leaders to address major global issues. Epstein also donated $25,000 to the Clinton Foundation in 2006 through his own charity, following a close personal relationship with Bill Clinton that began during a high-profile trip to Africa in 2002. Epstein died in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges. While the online war of words between Megyn Kelly and Chelsea Clinton grabbed national attention, the situation on the ground in Texas remains dire. Just 10 days after catastrophic flooding claimed at least 132 lives across the state, central Texas was hit with another round of relentless rain over the weekend. In Kerr County alone, where Chelsea initially directed her relief message, 106 people were killed after the Guadalupe River surged more than 20 feet on July 4. The devastation has only continued. Over the weekend, an additional 6 to 10 inches of rainfall caused rivers like the Llano, Lampasas, and San Saba to overflow, prompting more evacuations and stalling ongoing search and rescue operations. As the flood crisis unfolds, it's clear the focus must return to the lives lost, the people still missing, and the families in urgent need of help.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Megyn Kelly and Chelsea Clinton clash in furious online spat over flood relief and Epstein files
Megyn Kelly and Chelsea Clinton had a fiery back-and-forth over the former First Daughter's social media posts about disaster relief in flood-stricken central Texas. Kelly, 54, kicked off the war of the words by responding to Clinton's X post about her family's philanthropic work in the area. 'Members of the @ClintonGlobal community are on the ground in Texas, supporting families, communities and ongoing search and rescue efforts,' Clinton wrote on Wednesday, while listing several other relief agencies responding to the disaster. Commenters were quick to pile on to Clinton's posts, accusing her family of everything from stealing government funds to having links to Jeffrey Epstein. Several revived claims that the Clinton Foundation cashed in on development projects in the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010. Others brought up the Clintons' connection to Epstein, who was part of the original group that conceived of the Clinton Global Initiative. 'The responses to this is AMAZING,' Kelly wrote on X alongside Clinton's original post. Clinton then ratcheted things up by addressing Kelly directly. 'Hi Megyn - I'm sure any of the organizations I mentioned which are on the ground in Texas would welcome your support. I would be happy to put you in touch directly. We all need to support those impacted by the tragic floods in Kerr county and surrounding areas.' Kelly then took the opportunity to rip into Clinton and her family. 'Chelsea, what we are seeing in the replies to your post is that while you love to play fake philanthropist, absolutely no one wants your family of grifters anywhere near those suffering in Texas, Haiti or anywhere else,' the former Fox News host wrote. Clinton responded again, appearing to defend herself against any accusations. 'I don't receive a cent & never have from these or @ClintonFdn,' she wrote. 'Supporting vital work in Texas matters most now. Hope you will highlight relief efforts on your @x timeline - apologies if I missed them - & show.' Kelly - one of several conservatives to express frustration last week after the Justice Department's findings that Epstein never even kept a 'client list' - decided to end the feud there. Comments blasting the Clinton Global Initiative and Clinton Foundation continued in the replies. The foundation was accused of wrongdoing in Haiti, including a bribery and pay-to-play scheme. 'Chelsea, what we are seeing in the replies to your post is that while you love to play fake philanthropist, absolutely no one wants your family of grifters anywhere near those suffering in Texas, Haiti or anywhere else,' Kelly wrote in one post It was exonerated following several federal investigation in 2019. Epstein was 'part of the original group that conceived the Clinton Global Initiative' in 2005, his attorneys admitted during plea negotiations in 2007 on sex-offense charges filed by Virginia Giuffre. She claimed she was lured into a sex-trafficking ring run by billionaire after meeting Epstein she was 15 and working as a towel girl at Trump's Palm Beach club in Mar-a-Lago. She died by suicide aged 41 at her farm in western Australia in April.
Daily Mail
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Chelsea Clinton brutally mocked for declaring her family foundation is helping Texas flood relief efforts
Chelsea Clinton was brutally mocked online after she announced that her family's foundation was on the ground to help relief efforts in Texas after floods left more than 100 dead. The former First Daughter took to X on Wednesday to say that the Clinton foundation was in Texas, writing: 'Members of the Clinton Global Initiative community are on the ground in Texas, supporting families, communities and ongoing search and rescue efforts.' Chelsea then outlined the foundation's specific efforts in the state, but social media users took the message as an opportunity to express their rage against the Clintons. 'Is that the foundation that paid for your glamorous wedding?' read one comment. 'No one wants your help. No one wants your family to be meddling in American affairs,' read another. Many of the comments alluded to former president Bill Clinton 's relationship with child sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein, the financier who killed himself in prison while awaiting trial. Private Epstein files released in 2023 infamously declared 'Clinton likes them young,' although the former president has denied allegations of impropriety and has never been charged with wrongdoing. One X user replied to Chelsea's post with a picture of Epstein's jailed 'Madame' Ghislaine Maxwell at her wedding. The person wrote: 'We don't trust that you are up to anything good or beneficial for the people. We have learned how the "elites" operate and it's bad.' Another commentator wrote: 'Thanks for the heads up. PEOPLE HIDE YOUR KIDS!!!!' Most of the hateful comments mentioned the Clinton foundation's controversial relief efforts in Haiti. President Donald Trump has repeatedly accused the Clintons of cashing in on Haiti's deadly 2010 earthquake. In 2016, Trump cited State Department emails obtained by the Republican National Committee through a public records request and detailed in an ABC News story. At issue is whether friends of former President Bill Clinton, referred to as 'friends of Bill,' or 'FOB,' in the emails, received preferential treatment or contracts from the State Department in the immediate aftermath of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010. More than 230,000 people died, the US has said. The State Department said at the time Clinton supporters received no preferential treatment. Some of Chelsea's critics also mentioned the debunked viral claim that Chelsea, 44, personally received $84million from USAID via the Clinton Foundation. Chelsea slammed claims that her family's foundation has been involved in any corruption earlier this year, calling it misinformation. She wrote: 'Lies and conspiracies about my family and me are nothing new. Still, I am particularly troubled by the absurd claims that continue to pervade social media this week, fact checks be damned. Most of the hateful comments mentioned the Clinton foundation's controversial relief efforts in Haiti, though a State Department probe found no corruption in the organization 'Facts: I'm proud of the Clinton Foundation work that has helped tens of millions of people worldwide. Our impact speaks for itself. I don't take a cent from the Foundation. Never have. In fact, my family personally contributes meaningfully to our work each year.' The backlash against Chelsea comes as more than 160 people are still believed to be missing in Texas days after flash floods killed over 100 people during the July Fourth weekend, the state's governor said Tuesday. The huge jump in the number unaccounted for — roughly three times higher than previously said — came after authorities set up a hotline for families to call. Those reported missing are in Kerr County, where most of the victims have been recovered so far, Governor Greg Abbott said. Many were likely visiting or staying in the state's Hill Country during the holiday but did not register at a camp or hotel, he said during a news conference. The county's lowlands along the Guadalupe River are filled with youth camps and campgrounds, including Camp Mystic, the century-old all-girls Christian summer camp where at least 27 campers and counselors died. Officials said Tuesday that five campers and one counselor have still not been found. The flash flood is the deadliest from inland flooding in the U.S. since Colorado's Big Thompson Canyon flood on July 31, 1976, killed 144 people, said Bob Henson, a meteorologist with Yale Climate Connections. That flood surged through a narrow canyon packed with people on a holiday weekend, Colorado's centennial celebration.
Vogue
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Amal Clooney Is Dripping in Pearls at the 2025 Tony Awards
George and Amal Clooney took date night to the next level tonight at the 2025 Tony Awards. The couple hit the red carpet at Radio City Music Hall for Broadway's biggest night. George, who is nominated for best performance by a leading actor in a play for his role in Good Night, and Good Luck, opted for a sleek, classic tuxedo. Amal, meanwhile, leaned into the opulence. The human rights barrister wore a body-skimming white dress with a corset-like bodice, which was adorned with thousands of pearls of all sizes. The strapless dress was complete with strings of pearls draped across her biceps. Amal accessorized her mermaid-esque dress with a small pearlescent clutch and a pair of white pumps. Amal Clooney and George Clooney at the 2025 Tony Amal was unable to attend the starry opening night of Good Night, and Good Luck, she did celebrate her husband backstage at a recent performance, alongside Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Huma Abedin. For the more lowkey occasion, the lawyer opted for an asymmetrical, one-shouldered black dress. But in her white, pearl-adorned dress at the 2025 Tony Awards tonight, Amal Clooney looks just at home on the red carpet as she does backstage.
