Journalist Megyn Kelly weighed in on former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announcing that she was leaving the Democratic party and becoming an independent.

“You’ve got to be kidding me. … What a lie. … She’s going to tell us what it’s like to be an independent?” Kelly said on Wednesday’s episode of “The Megyn Kelly Show.” She went on to explain her own history as an independent, describing Jean-Pierre’s abrupt rebranding as having the “stank of desperation,” considering how she worked for the Obama and Biden administrations. 

“She ran for the hills trying to pretend she knows what independence is,” Kelly added.

Kelly went on to speak on others who had been in the role and how Jean-Pierre compares.

“You have had press secretaries … Dana Perino, Kayleigh McEnany, Tony Snow back in the day … who are smart people. Who are not, really, let’s face it, utter morons who are just out there as mouthpiece,” Kelly said. 

She added, “Obviously. Karoline Leavitt … very smart person. But Karine Jean Pierre is not on the list. All right? Even Jen Psaki, she’s not a moron, but Karine Jean Pierre is a total moron. You only need to have watched her for two days to pick that up.” 

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“There is literally nobody in the country who wants to hear her political analysis on anything,” Kelly said. 

The journalist was reacting to the news of Jean-Pierre’s new memoir, “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines.” 

“In a country obsessed with blind loyalty to a two-party democratic system, Karine Jean-Pierre, former White House press secretary to the Biden-Harris administration, shares why Americans must step beyond party lines to embrace life as Independents (sic),” the book description says. “Jean-Pierre didn’t come to her decision to be an Independent (sic) lightly. She has served two American presidents, Obama and Biden.” 

In the book, Jean-Pierre “urges Americans to think outside of the blue-and-red box as we consider what’s next to save our democracy,” per the description.