Fox News’ Megyn Kelly ended “The Kelly File” Wednesday night with the announcement that she’d be taking a vacation for a week and a half. Salon tweeted that “the timing is curious,” while many more tweeters made sure the word “vacation” appeared in quotation marks.
It doesn’t look as though Kelly is suffering in the ratings department, though. Politico’s deputy media editor, Alex Weprin, reports that Kelly’s doing just fine.
The ratings continue to roll in. Last night Fox News Channel's "The Kelly File" was the most-watched show on all of cable TV. 2.96M viewers.
— Alex Weprin (@alexweprin) August 13, 2015
@alexweprin Really?? uh-huh everyone I know SWITCHED stations
— I have Angels (@lmlastla) August 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/blayne_troy/status/631933601282592768
All of a sudden @megynkelly is going on a week and a half vacation…things that make you go hmmm, maybe the #twitterBrigade has been heard!
— Jason-War Scribe USA (@war_scribe) August 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/miz_gulch/status/631647277111754753
https://twitter.com/Blondie203235/status/631650445086298113
@megynkelly Glad you're on vacation! Take an extra week or two!
— Peter P. (@peddlerp) August 13, 2015
#WeThePeople shall be curious to see how you @megynkelly approach #Republican politics once you return from your vacation Enjoy #tcot #ccot
— Sassafras~Knob (@Sassafras_Knob) August 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/Writeintrump/status/631869750302277632
https://twitter.com/SouthernBel1971/status/631948979622678529
https://twitter.com/JohnEkdahl/status/631863451342794752
I'm not naive: this is almost certainly related to Roger Ailes and Donald Trump. http://t.co/qZcajYSDlD
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) August 13, 2015
The Daily Beast’s Lloyd Grove writes:
The timing of the post-debate vacation, albeit serendipitous, is a welcome development for Kelly—whose on-air questioning of Trump, along with that of co-moderators Chris Wallace and Bret Baier, was the subject of a “blunt” phone call on Monday between the reality television star-turned White House wannabe and Fox News Chairman Ailes.
According to various published accounts of the conversation, Ailes made it earthily clear to his old friend that continuing to pursue a pissing match with Fox News would not go well for him.
Maybe this vacation is just a vacation?
@megynkelly Enjoy your vacation. Seriously.
— Tim (@DiamonDamien) August 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/texsassforever/status/631646434450759680
@megynkelly Have a great vacation! We will miss you. Great job on the debate. From a strong Reagan conservative. @Fair&Balanced.
— Tony B Good (@tonygood2) August 13, 2015
Dad is super bummed that Megyn Kelly is going on vacation but is pretty indifferent about me moving back to school in a few days.
— stevie ann (@stevieshew) August 13, 2015
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