Meghan McCain Shuts Down Tucker Carlson Guest Who Claimed Her Dad Was Gay: ‘He Dated a Stripper’

Meghan McCain is speaking out after a guest on Tucker Carlson’s podcast described her late father, Sen. John McCain, as “gay” and took personal shots at her appearance.

On the Monday, Dec. 8, episode of her podcast Citizen McCain, the 41-year-old host addressed comments made by right-wing figure Milo Yiannopoulos during his recent appearance on Carlson’s show, where he discussed “closeted gays” in conservative media.

“They had a guest on who, among other things, talked about how my dad was gay because of his foreign policy — or there was [nothing] gayer than my dad’s foreign policy,” she said, recounting Yiannopoulos’ remarks from the Dec. 3 episode.

In one clip, Yiannopoulos says, “I’m not saying he was a practicing homosexual physically, but is there anything gayer than John McCain’s bloodlust?” as he and the former Fox News commentator discussed the late Arizona senator’s foreign policy views.

McCain responded by pointing to her father’s personal life and history. “My dad had five children, was married twice,” she said. “He was married to two women, and not to make this weird for everybody, but he was, like, a notorious ladies’ man before he got married. He actually dated a stripper when he was in college at the Naval Academy.”

“It’s a story that’s in his book, I’m not speaking out of turn,” she added, noting that the anecdote caused “a little mild controversy” when he ran for office. “I don’t care. My dad really loved women. Apparently, everyone’s gay, according to this commentator.”

McCain also took on Yiannopoulos’ comments about her body, in which he referred to her as “fat” while talking about her father. During the podcast, she replayed his remarks: “I mean, he’s even got the fat friend. It’s his daughter. He even bred the fat best friend. Is there a more ostentatious fat hag in America than Meghan McCain? You know, she hates herself. She’s fat. She’s crazy. She’s every gay man’s dream.”

“I have been fat shamed in my career since I started in media,” McCain said. “People really have a real hard-on about the fact that I’m not skinny. I don’t know why it’s so threatening in the age of Ozempic and hyper diets and whatever… these are disgusting trolls and it’s disgusting commentary.”

The podcaster — who is expecting her third child with her husband, Ben Domenech — had already publicly addressed Yiannopoulos’ insults in a post on X.

“Yes, I am very fat, I’m almost 9 months pregnant with my third child,” she wrote. “I am also very happy.”

“I don’t care how many times Tucker talks about being a Christian, that is not Christian behavior to engage in such a conversation on one of the largest podcasts in the world,” McCain continued, arguing that this kind of “meanness to women and hypocrisy” helps explain why conservatives struggle with women voters in her generation.

“Don’t feel bad for me, people have been calling me fat since I started in media at age 22,” the former The View co-host added. “It is old, lazy, tired. I don’t make my living off of ugliness like that and truly can’t fathom what life is like for anyone who does. It must be very dark.”