Megyn Kelly on The Tonight Show: I’m Not a Conservative Operative

LENO Well let me ░░░░░░░░ you because people assume ░░░░░░░░ you re on Fox ░░░░░░░░ just as they do ░░░░░░░░ you re on MSNBC ░░░░░░░░ have a certain bias ░░░░░░░░ do you deal with ░░░░░░░░ You seem pretty straight ░░░░░░░░ the line How do ░░░░░░░░ deal with that KELLY ░░░░░░░░ am Thank you I ░░░░░░░░ a straight news anchor ░░░░░░░░ m not one of ░░░░░░░░ opinion hosts at Fox ░░░░░░░░ I always laugh because ░░░░░░░░ know I ll have ░░░░░░░░ conservative pull me aside ░░░░░░░░ say I love your ░░░░░░░░ principles And I ll ░░░░░░░░ You assume too much ░░░░░░░░ then I will have ░░░░░░░░ liberal pull me aside ░░░░░░░░ say I know you ░░░░░░░░ one of us And ░░░░░░░░ ll say You assume ░░░░░░░░ much But I always ░░░░░░░░ people if they think ░░░░░░░░ know that I m ░░░░░░░░ conservative operative ask Karl ░░░░░░░░ if that s true ░░░░░░░░ Oh that s right ░░░░░░░░ KELLY I mean I ░░░░░░░░ way we do it ░░░░░░░░ the Fox News Channel ░░░░░░░░ the straight news anchors ░░░░░░░░ myself give a hard ░░░░░░░░ to both sides And ░░░░░░░░ legal background plays right ░░░░░░░░ that Because that s ░░░░░░░░ I got paid to ░░░░░░░░ for almost a decade ░░░░░░░░ study both sides and ░░░░░░░░ you give both sides ░░░░░░░░ hard time LENO Now ░░░░░░░░ seem to enjoy the ░░░░░░░░ exchanges KELLY Me LENO ░░░░░░░░ you do I mean ░░░░░░░░ you know how it ░░░░░░░░ I ve had politicians ░░░░░░░░ and when they start ░░░░░░░░ we must move forward ░░░░░░░░ America you know they ░░░░░░░░ into that speech KELLY ░░░░░░░░ boring LENO Yeah and ░░░░░░░░ can cut them off ░░░░░░░░ Yes it s so ░░░░░░░░ I feel like that ░░░░░░░░ my main job I ░░░░░░░░ t care about pandering ░░░░░░░░ the left or the ░░░░░░░░ I care about protecting ░░░░░░░░ audience and my boss ░░░░░░░░ Ailes pays me a ░░░░░░░░ amount of money to ░░░░░░░░ out there and ask ░░░░░░░░ because he thinks that ░░░░░░░░ know the questions my ░░░░░░░░ wants answers to So ░░░░░░░░ s my obligation is ░░░░░░░░ make sure they answer ░░░░░░░░ questions You can do ░░░░░░░░ once you can do ░░░░░░░░ twice or maybe three ░░░░░░░░ without seeming very rude ░░░░░░░░ try to get them ░░░░░░░░ inbounds and then you ░░░░░░░░ to let it go ░░░░░░░░ I do my best ░░░░░░░░ get an answer LENO ░░░░░░░░ was your last heated ░░░░░░░░ where you got testy ░░░░░░░░ I would say Dr ░░░░░░░░ Emmanuel came on the ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ anybody saw that but ░░░░░░░░ tried to blame the ░░░░░░░░ rollout of HealthCare gov ░░░░░░░░ Fox News This is ░░░░░░░░ a little off point ░░░░░░░░ don t think we ░░░░░░░░ responsible for that.”