Hoda Kotb criticized for praising Megyn Kelly’s ‘performance’ in Savannah Guthrie interview; ‘She didn’t even ask…’

Veteran “Today” anchor Guthrie sat down for a multi-part interview with her co-host and friend Kotb, which aired this week on NBC. During this period, Guthrie spoke out about the ongoing investigation into her mother’s disappearance. She discusses how she and her family are coping with this difficult phase and considering the possibility of returning to full-time work. Nancy’s family reported her missing on February 1, and eight weeks later, authorities say they still have not found a suspect or person of interest.

In the SiriusXM program for March 26, Megyn Kelly During the show, Kelly blasted NBC’s management of the interview and Kotb’s involvement. Kelly, 55, told her audience that she felt Kotb “failed at his job” and should not have been assigned the role of interviewer for such a delicate and high-stakes discussion.

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“This interview is not about Hoda. It’s about Savannah,” she added.

She claimed that NBC deliberately amplified Kotb’s microphone so that viewers could hear every sigh, murmur and sympathy as Guthrie discussed the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.

Kelly slammed Kotb for “wiping away tears that didn’t exist,” claiming: “This was Hoda Kotb’s behavior, it was a distraction and it was unnecessary.”

“So it doesn’t make sense journalistically,” she said. “She didn’t ask very basic questions like ‘What do you mean [the door was] Open it? “

Guthrie told Kotb during the interview that she and her family would offer a reward of up to $1 million for any information that leads to Nancy’s recovery and expressed her hope and prayer that someone would come forward.

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