'So Close To Getting It': Kayleigh McEnany Roasted Over Truly Ironic 'Fanaticism' Claim

Critics said she could have been referring to her old employer.
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Fox News personality Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday made a claim about Iran that some critics found more than a little ironic ― so much so that they thought she might’ve been talking about President Donald Trump and his MAGA faithful.

Asked about the growing conflict in the Middle East, McEnany predicted that Trump will “take out Iran’s nuclear program” and “end the Iranian regime’s pursuit of nuclear weapons forevermore.”

McEnany, who served as Trump’s press secretary during his previous term, said Iran’s pursuit of those weapons is especially dangerous because of its ruler, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

“When you combine fanaticism, no care for self-preservation and radical religious beliefs with nuclear weapons, that is a danger,” she told the network’s Jesse Watters.

But critics said those same factors could apply equally to her former boss and his most devoted followers:

She’s so close to getting it. https://t.co/oLAF6Jcy4Y

— Hemant Mehta (@hemantmehta) June 19, 2025

She just described the Trump admin slash heritage foundation slash project 2025.

— Political Punk (@actingliketommy) June 19, 2025

No awareness or intelligence to realize that she just described the United States under Trump.

— Lance Whitney (@lancewhit) June 19, 2025

Does irony just escape her? It's so bizarre watching them describe Trump while referring to someone else. I bet psychiatrists are having a field day.

— Fookin Chookay 🎗️🇺🇸🦅🇳🇴🇮🇪🏳️🌈🌊🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@slayergoddess69) June 19, 2025

She is talking about Trump right?

— bostonteaparty (@bostonteapartyd) June 19, 2025

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— TayoMurph (@TayoMurph) June 19, 2025

Agreed. Which is why Trump’s admin is a danger to us all.

— Darren Haber (@darrenhabermft) June 19, 2025

So, trump?

— Patrick (@Crimsonkiller21) June 19, 2025

Kayleigh: When you combine fanaticism, no care for self-preservation, and radical religious belief with nuclear weapons, that is a danger

=> OMG! She's right! Kayleigh's right. Tell me I didn’t just type that... :\

— Jeff Fleischmann ☮️ 🌊 (@Philosocrat) June 19, 2025

Congratulations @kayleighmcenany I never thought you’d see the light about Trump. 👏 https://t.co/KFl923C94f

— J Rance (@WillaRance) June 19, 2025
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