Milo Yiannopoulos says John McCain was gay, invoking the term like a punk high schooler trying to impress an upperclassman or in this case, right-wing influencer Tucker Carlson.Yiannopoulos, the 41-year-old self-identified ex-gay and far-right provocateur, made the comment during an hours-long session on The Tucker Carlson Show last week, catching the attention of the late Republican senator McCains daughter, Meghan McCain. Related Ex-gay Milo Yiannopoulos regrets mainstreaming homosexuality in the GOP: Nobodys gay Apparently, everyones gay, according to this commentator, the longtime conservative influencer said of Yiannopoulos Monday on her own podcast, Citizen McCain, referencing how her father came up in a discussion of closeted gays in Republican Washington, DC.They had a guest on who, among other things, talked about how my dad was gay because of his foreign policy or there was [nothing] gayer than my dads foreign policy, she said, recounting Yiannopoulos spouting. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today In one clip, the former twunk asserts, Im not saying he was a practicing homosexual physically, but is there anything gayer than John McCains bloodlust? The former View host took the observation about her dad literally and tried to explain away the gay.He was married to two women, McCain said of the one-time Republican nominee, who had seven kids, and not to make this weird for everybody, but he was, like, a notorious ladies man before he got married. He actually dated a stripper when he was in college at the Naval Academy.Its a story thats in his book, Im not speaking out of turn, People reported of her defense. It was, like, a little mild controversy when he ran for office.I dont care. My dad really loved women, McCain maintained.The younger McCain also took on Yiannopouloss mean-spirited digressions on her weight, which he invoked as further proof that her dad was gay.I mean, hes even got the fat friend. Its his daughter, Yiannopoulos said of Meghan.Is there a more ostentatious fat hag in America than Meghan McCain? You know, she hates herself. Shes fat. Shes crazy. Shes every gay mans dream, he added, to laughs from Carlson.I have been fat shamed in my career since I started in media, McCain, who is pregnant, said in response. People really have a real hard-on about the fact that Im not skinny. I dont know why its so threatening in the age of Ozempic and hyper diets and whatever These are disgusting trolls and its disgusting commentary. I am aware on the most recent episode of Tucker Carlson's show a subject of conversation with his guest was my weight particularly how fat I am. Yes, I am very fat, I'm almost 9 months pregnant with my third child. I am also very happy.I don't care how many times Tucker Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) December 5, 2025She also called the insults un-Christian. Both Yiannopoulos and Carlson claim to be Christian: Catholic and Episcopalian, respectively.I dont care how many times Tucker talks about being a Christian, that is not Christian behavior to engage in such a conversation on one of the largest podcasts in the world, Meghan McCain said.She added that its the kind of meanness to women and hypocrisy that explains why conservatives have such a problem with women voters of my generation.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.