Megyn Kelly on Monday went after an MSNBC pundit who said Casey DeSantis has been seen as “America’s Karen,” griping that critics of Florida’s first lady simply “perceive her as a threat.

“If [critics] were saying this sort of thing about a leftie, these same [commentators] would be outraged by the rampant misogyny,” Kelly said on her podcast.

“But as always, it’s always fair game against a Republican wife,” Kelly, 52, told guests David Marcus and Stu Burguiere. “They hate her in a special way. It’s almost coming at her more viciously than with [former first lady] Melania [Trump].

“I think the reason they are reacting so angrily to [DeSantis] is they accurately perceive her as a threat.”

Former GOP Congressman David Jolly of Florida launched an attack on DeSantis, the 43-year-old wife of Republican presidential hopeful and Florida Gov. Ron Desantis, on “The Saturday Show With Jonathan Capehart” after briefly praising her as “a fairly compelling political figure” and “the brighter side to Florida’s angry governor.

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