Jennifer Welch’s recent rant—saying that White Trump supporters should be barred from Mexican, Chinese, and Indian restaurants—is not merely crude, it’s profoundly un-American. The idea that political disagreement justifies policing where someone is allowed to eat or do business cuts against every strand of liberty this country was founded on and reveals the ugly authoritarian streak in today’s progressive movement.

Welch’s outbursts didn’t stop there; on her podcast she and her guests descended into mocking and dehumanizing conservatives, even targeting Vice President J.D. Vance with homophobic slurs and infantile name-calling. That kind of political theater—where opponents are reduced to caricatures instead of arguments—shows the Left’s contempt for normal civic discourse and their willingness to stoop to personal attacks when they run out of policy.

Megyn Kelly’s blistering reaction was exactly the response hardworking Americans expected: call out hypocrisy, name the behavior for what it is, and refuse to normalize this brand of sanctimonious bigotry. Kelly rightly pointed out that these podiums on liberal podcasts have become echo chambers where outrage is currency and consistency is optional, and she didn’t mince words about the moral rot behind those comments.

The wider backlash—even from voices who usually tolerate left-wing excess—shows that most Americans still believe restaurants and small businesses should serve customers, not police their politics. When figures like Vernon Jones and everyday users push back, it’s a reminder that the country won’t quietly accept cultural elites dictating basic social behavior in the name of ideological purity.

This episode is a textbook example of the left’s two-tier moral system: tolerance for their allies, intolerance for anyone who disagrees. Americans who care about liberty, free speech, and the simple right to live and patronize businesses without fear of political reprisal should be alarmed and mobilized, not silenced by virtue-signaling elites.

Conservatives should treat this as a wake-up call: defend our institutions, defend everyday Americans who just want to run their shops and eat dinner in peace, and refuse to let performative hatred become the new normal. Speak plainly, back small business owners, and keep holding people like Welch accountable for turning bigotry into entertainment.