Megyn Kelly brands Prince Harry a 'fool' for calling First Amendment 'bonkers'

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Megyn Kelly has branded Prince Harry a “fool” after the Duke of Sussex called America’s First Amendment “bonkers.”

In an interview with Dax Shepard and Monica Padman on the Armchair Expert podcast, Harry spoke about the “feeding frenzy” he and his wife Meghan Markle faced from the paparazzi when they first moved to California last year, staying at Tyler Perry’s Beverly Hills mansion.

“I don’t want to start sort of going down a First Amendment route because that’s a huge subject and one I don’t understand because I’ve only been here for a short period of time, but you can find a loophole in anything and you can capitalize or exploit what’s not said rather than uphold what is said,” Harry said. “I believe we live in an age now where we’ve got certain elements of the media redefining what privacy means.”

He added, “I’ve got so much I want to say about the First Amendment as I sort of understand it, but it is bonkers.”

In the U.S. constitution, the First Amendment guarantees, among other things, freedom of speech.

“‘Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.’ (Lincoln or Twain or someone smarter than Prince Harry),” Kelly tweeted in response.

Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity also piled on Monday night telling Harry he’s “free to go home.”

“Understand, this is the same First Amendment that allowed you and your wife to trash your own family in the Oprah Winfrey interview,” Hannity said.

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Right-wing firebrand Candace Owens weighed in, taking issue with Harry’s desire to live a life of privacy.

“How many more Hollywood-style interviews will Prince Harry and Meghan Markle give before they finally achieve the privacy they claim to be so desperate for?”