Twitter Is Losing It As Kimberly Guilfoyle’s ‘Awkward’ Interview About Donald Trump Jr. Engagement Goes Viral: ‘Cringe Alert!’
September 8, 2023 by Carrie McCabe
Newsmax host Greg Kelly was just party to one heck of an awkward moment this week when, while interviewing Donald Trump Jr.’s fiancee Kimberly Guilfoyle, the host referred to former president Donald Trump as her “potential father-in-law,” prompting a seemingly annoyed or offended reaction from Guilfoyle.
Kelly, who was discussing the elder Trump’s recent arrest, said to Guilfoyle, “So obviously this atrocity unfolds, your potential father-in-law under arrest. But you know what? it’s turning up roses.” This prompted Kimberly to respond, obviously taken aback, “Potential? Future father-in-law. Jesus.”
The interview got off to an awkward start right off the bat with Kelly’s flub, which seemed to suggest that there might be a future in which Donald Trump would not end up being Guilfoyle’s father-in-law, despite her long engagement to his son, Donald Trump Jr. In an attempt to pull back from the moment, the Newsmax host asked Kimberly, “Is [the engagement] sealed? Do we have a [wedding] date?” Kimberly responded, still laughing from the awkward interaction, “Uh, not that I’m sharing on the air!”
Kelly, understanding that the interviewee didn’t seem to want to discuss her engagement, conceded, “Fair enough. Hey, I’m glad, I didn’t realize. There’s a ring. Fantastic, that’s great news.” To this, Guilfoyle quipped, “We’ve been engaged, babe, for two years, but we’ll take this breaking news alert. That’s hysterical.” Pushing through, Kelly responded, “Well, I mean, alright. Look, we need—what’s [Trump Jr.] waiting for?”