Megyn Kelly Dukes It Out with Guest Comparing Mumia to MLK

Megyn Kelly got into an intense debate tonight with Johanna Fernandez over the infamous case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. Fernandez is a coordinator for the Campaign to Bring Mumia home, and Kelly was shocked that she actually found similarities between the convicted cop-killer and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And Kelly was outraged that there’s actually a proposal to get this taught in California schools.

Fernandez, to Kelly’s frustration, went over issues related to Mumia’s case and conviction. She said the media describes him with “coded language” like “thug” and “militant,” and claimed that there have been facts that haven’t come to light showing there might have been another shooter.

Kelly refuted that argument as having been disproved in court, and went back and forth with Fernandez until the latter said, “You are entitled to your own opinion but not your own facts.”

Fernandez told Kelly that Dr. King was fairly radical himself. Kelly jumped in, telling her, “You can’t just come on and talk and talk and talk.” Fernandez fired back, “You’ve been interrupting me since I’ve been on!”

Watch the full segment here, via Fox News:

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