Megyn Kelly has joined those who are claiming that Vice President Kamala Harris has essentially "slept her way" to the top of the political world. 

Kelly, the former Fox News host, did so in a message that she recently posted to her X account.

Take a look:

Disagree. She actually did sleep her way into and upwards in California politics and most women (and men) may learn that and see it for what it is: evidence of an unqualified political aspirant getting ahead based on smthg other than merit. It’s relevant, and fair game. https://t.co/qIrx0xGC6a

— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) July 22, 2024

Background

Kelly, with her X post, was actually responding to a message that was posted by conservative Matt Walsh.

Walsh wrote:

Kamala Harris got her start in politics by sleeping with Willie Brown. She became Vice President because Biden needed a non-white female on the ticket. Now she likely becomes the Democratic nominee for president because the guy at the top of the ticket has dementia. She’s made a career out of begging for hand outs from powerful men. A thoroughly unimpressive human being.

The Willie Brown claim is not made up. In fact, the New York Times, quoting Harris, has even confirmed it.

The outlet cites Harris as claiming "that there was nothing improper about benefiting from her ties to Brown."

Harris, though, according to the outlet also claimed that she is "independent of [Brown]" and that she does "not owe him a thing."

"Sexist"?

Now, some are trying to claim that bringing up this fact about Willie Brown and Harris is "sexist," among other things.

Naomi Wolf, for example, responded to Walsh, writing:

This kind of sexist take from Republican men will not play well. Swing voters who are women are up for grabs, the Trump/Vance ticket needs them, and "she slept her way to the top" just repels many women and is not an argument.

This is when Kelly jumped in.

She wrote:

Disagree. She actually did sleep her way into and upwards in California politics and most women (and men) may learn that and see it for what it is: evidence of an unqualified political aspirant getting ahead based on smthg other than merit. It’s relevant, and fair game.

It remains to be seen whether Harris will be able to get past this one. She, at the time of this writing, has not addressed the claim, although, as stated, she has addressed it in the past.