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

Thereโ€™s nothing the anti-woke crowd likes more than a Black man who preaches from the โ€œwe donโ€™t see colorโ€ Bible. And thatโ€™s exactly what theyโ€™ve found in Coleman Hughes, who appeared on โ€œThe Viewโ€ last week to promote his new book, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America.

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In the bookโ€”and on the showโ€”he argues for a colorblind approach to politics and culture, and thatโ€™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:

On TikTok, the host of The Rubin Report jumped to Hughesโ€™ defense by calling The Viewโ€™s hosts โ€œharpiesโ€ and praising Hughes for dealing with woke folks properly. The video received more than 4,500 likes and 200+ comments in agreement.

Megyn Kelly couldnโ€™t control her glee, taking to X and writing: โ€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 Hostinโ€™s fact-free assertions.โ€

Kellyโ€™s post received more than 14K likes.

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

Letโ€™s be fair to Hughes. He says heโ€™s independent in all his endeavors (CNN analyst, writer for The Free Press and his own independent podcast), and his promotion of a colorblind Americaโ€”one where we addressed socioeconomic disparities instead of blaming everything on raceโ€”is what he truly believes. Nobody, he insists, is paying him to say what he says. And he also claims he doesnโ€™t buy the โ€œI donโ€™t see race,โ€™โ€™ claim. That may be true.

But if Hughes, who argues race versus class, doesnโ€™t see how conservatives are using his arguments to fit their narrativeโ€”and spinning it as โ€œjudge everyone by the content of their characterโ€ (who wouldnโ€™t be in favor of that?)โ€”then maybe someone has a bridge named Brooklyn to sell to him. Or heโ€™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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