Megyn Kelly Way Too Overjoyed Black Writer Told Off Sunny Hostin on ‘The View’

Conservatives have some thoughts after Coleman Hughes and his appearance on 'The View' promoting a colorblind America

There’s nothing the anti-woke crowd likes more than a Black man who preaches from the β€œwe don’t see color” Bible. And that’s exactly what they’ve found in Coleman Hughes, who appeared on β€œThe View” last week to promote his new book, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America.

In the bookβ€”and on the showβ€”he argues for a colorblind approach to politics and culture, and that’s where he got into a verbal debate with host Sunny Hostin, who said many in the Black community believe Hughes has been co-opted by the right. Hughes pushed back, but the proof could be online:

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On TikTok, the host of The Rubin Report jumped to Hughes’ defense by calling The View’s hosts β€œharpies” and praising Hughes for dealing with woke folks properly. The video received more than 4,500 likes and 200+ comments in agreement.

Megyn Kelly couldn’t control her glee, taking to X and writing: β€œFirst, it is wonderful to see Coleman getting before so many different audiences w/his measured, well-researched, superior arguments. Second, it is an absolute joy to watch him calmly & expertly demolish Sunny Hostin’s fact-free assertions.”

Kelly’s post received more than 14K likes.

According to a New York Post op-ed, colorblindness is a β€œbasic core American ideal” and the left is attacking Hughes as β€œthough he had shown up wearing a white hood.”

Let’s be fair to Hughes. He says he’s independent in all his endeavors (CNN analyst, writer for The Free Press and his own independent podcast), and his promotion of a colorblind Americaβ€”one where we addressed socioeconomic disparities instead of blaming everything on raceβ€”is what he truly believes. Nobody, he insists, is paying him to say what he says. And he also claims he doesn’t buy the β€œI don’t see race,’’ claim. That may be true.

But if Hughes, who argues race versus class, doesn’t see how conservatives are using his arguments to fit their narrativeβ€”and spinning it as β€œjudge everyone by the content of their character” (who wouldn’t be in favor of that?)β€”then maybe someone has a bridge named Brooklyn to sell to him. Or he’s sleeping on their intent. We would never call him dumb. Perhaps he just needs an alarm clock.

Kendra Lee is a writer based in DC.

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