Megyn Kelly says Trump’s MAGA is now a ‘tiny group’ with cult-like loyalty

WASHINGTON, DC: Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly said President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again movement has shrunk into an “increasingly tiny group” dominated by diehard loyalists, as she accused parts of his base of abandoning the anti-war promises that once fueled the movement’s rise.

The conservative commentator made the remarks during an appearance on the Hodgetwins podcast. Kelly repeatedly argued that MAGA is no longer the broad political force it once claimed to be.

Megyn Kelly says MAGA loyalists are shrinking

“MAGA is not what it was. MAGA is now this very, very small group of Trump diehard loyalists who have to love Mark Levin,” Kelly said.

“And so that’s by definition an increasingly tiny group,” she added.

The comment drew laughter from the hosts as Kelly referenced her ongoing feud with Levin. She later added, “I guess I’ve been surprised to see how quickly [MAGA has] shrunk down to something less formidable, by far, than it used to be.”

Kelly’s criticism centered heavily on Trump supporters she believes shifted positions on Iran after backing his previous anti-war messaging.

One of the Hodgetwins hosts even compared Trump to “George Bush 2.0” because of the “money he’s made” and the “new war he started,” with Kelly agreeing that Trump had betrayed parts of his base.

“It’s stunning to me that the people who voted for the man who said over and over ‘No new wars,’ [and] ‘No war with Iran, no Middle East wars’, and specifically over and over said ‘Iran’ and also said ‘The Democrats are going to get us into a war with Iran’, that was not a throwaway line,” Kelly said.

Megyn Kelly compares MAGA loyalty to cult behavior

Kelly argued many supporters instantly flipped their position once Trump changed course.

“That those people on a dime were like ‘Yes, we’re pro-war with Iran! Yes, Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,’” she continued. “We all know that that’s a lie. It’s so obvious that’s a lie to get us into this conflict.”

The podcast conversation then turned toward whether Trump’s supporters behave more like loyalists than independent political voters. Kelly stopped short of fully embracing the label “cultists” but still compared the movement’s loyalty to that dynamic.

A moment earlier in the show, Kelly said it was “disrespectful” to call Trump voters “cultists,” “but they do have the same kind of loyalty.”

“Where it’s like ‘In Trump We Trust’ and he can do no wrong,” Kelly added. “And I get that. You know, they’ve been burned by a lot of other politicians. They felt like Trump got them at a time when everybody was ignoring them.”

Kelly also said Trump disappointed supporters on issues beyond Iran, including his handling of files connected to deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Her remarks came even as Trump-backed candidates reportedly went 37-0 in primaries last week, adding another layer to Kelly’s argument that MAGA may still deliver political wins despite her claim that the movement has become increasingly defined by unwavering loyalty rather than a broader coalition.