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Megyn Kelly previewed an upcoming interview with “Info Wars” host Alex Jones on Sunday night, prompting immediate backlash on Twitter from viewers upset that NBC is giving the conspiracy theorist a platform.

During the 97-second preview, Jones calls the attacks of Sept. 11 an “inside job,” questions the legitimacy of the shootings at Sandy Hook and says, “30 years ago, they began creating animal-human hybrids. Isn’t that the big story Megyn Kelly should be doing?”

Next Sunday, I sit down with conservative radio host @RealAlexJones to discuss controversies and conspiracies #SundayNight June 18 on NBC pic.twitter.com/7bVz6Fobf5

— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) June 11, 2017

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“It was a riveting exchange. Promise you that,” Kelly teases.

In the preview, Kelly calls out Jones for dodging a Sandy Hook question, but that didn’t stop Twitter from unloading on NBC for the decision to feature the “Info Wars” host on “Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly.”

One journalist wrote, “Kelly’s goal here is to legitimize Alex Jones. The question is: why?”

Critics include media members, families of Sandy Hook victims and average NBC viewers. Check out some of the most powerful reactions:

This is airing on Father's Day. Imagine losing your child in a shooting while the man who denies it happened gets an interview. #ShameOnNBC

— Danielle Vabner (@daniellelvabner) June 12, 2017

Why is NBC airing an interview with Alex Jones? In prime time? On the network? They could pull it if there were enough complaints… https://t.co/qSunqZMvr5

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) June 12, 2017

This piece of actual garbage encourages people to call my mom's death a hoax and harass other Sandy Hook families. Shame on you @megynkelly. https://t.co/uGmhqQAEeR

— cristina hassinger (@chass63) June 12, 2017

Hey @megynkelly , let me know if you want to give his victims equal air time. Promoting this fool is bad news. Do not encourage his abuse. https://t.co/WTJjFuSSuG

— Nelba Márquez-Greene (@Nelba_MG) June 12, 2017

Here you go @megynkelly – her name is Ana Grace Márquez-Greene. Say her name- stare at this & tell me it's worth it. @nbc #SandyHook pic.twitter.com/mKrU63KWmA

— Nelba Márquez-Greene (@Nelba_MG) June 12, 2017

It's a miracle no #sandyhook parent has ended their life yet. The loss of a loved one and the constant harrasment is too much. @megynkelly

— Nelba Márquez-Greene (@Nelba_MG) June 12, 2017

Disgusted & appalled @megynkelly @nbc–shaking actually! This monster's "theories" encourage listeners to torment victims & survivors. https://t.co/jm1ULWBXL9

— Abbey Clements (@abbeyclements) June 12, 2017

My nephew survived Sandy Hook. I am not tolerating this. Will never watch @megynkelly or @NBCNews again if they choose to air this.

— John Glueck (@john_glueck) June 12, 2017

Can't believe @comcast is happy @NBCNews @megynkelly plan to give platform to Alex Jones and his "Sandy Hook was staged" trash. Awful.

— David Shuster (@DavidShuster) June 12, 2017

Five Dallas police officers fatally shot in ambush. Alex Jones called it a hoax. https://t.co/WUEOMUKNPM #shameonNBC https://t.co/yBo6NljTkP

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 12, 2017

The mother of a child murdered at #SandyHook, who is harassed by #AlexJones followers, appeals to NBC. #ShameOnNBC https://t.co/MhKPN1oFbo

— Alexandra Halaby (@iskandrah) June 12, 2017

Alex Jones says 20 dead kids at Sandy Hook were actors. @NBC and @megynkelly to give him a platform on FATHER'S DAY. https://t.co/Er20jmjj7C

— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) June 12, 2017

Boycott NBC /Megyn Kelly interview with Swamp Scum Alex Jones. NBC should be ashamed.

— David Wayne Thrall (@thrall_david) June 12, 2017

Megyn Kelly giving airtime to an a**hole like Alex Jones? What a moron!

— Randy Gil (@GilRladenheim) June 12, 2017

Of course Megyn Kelly had Alex Jones on her show. Draculas & Frankensteins are friends. They just pretend to fight in movies sometimes

— strattera me apart (@andy_sell) June 12, 2017

Tell @NBCNews that giving Sandy Hook denier & conspiracy theorist Alex Jones a platform isn't ok. 212-664-2333; contact.nbcnews@nbcuni.com

— Laura Seay (@texasinafrica) June 12, 2017

Kelly's goal here is to legitimize Alex Jones. The question is: why? https://t.co/kj8FBO8UrX

— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) June 12, 2017

Kelly responded to the criticism by tweeting, “Many don’t know him; our job is 2 shine a light.”

The interview airs Sunday, June 18 at 7 p.m. ET during “Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly” on NBC.

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After 13 years as one of Fox News' most prominent faces, Megyn Kelly is moving to NBC. Her career has been one filled with viral interviews and high-profile moments, from questioning conservative pundits to intense debates about race to encounters with Donald Trump (weeks before he announced his candidacy in 2015).
After six years as a contributor and substitute anchor, Kelly finally became a full-time Fox News host in 2010. But her breakthrough moment came on Election Night 2012, when she questioned Karl Rove about why he wouldn't accept the network's analysts who called the election for Barack Obama .
This led to Kelly taking matters into her own hands, leaving the set and walking through the hallways of the Fox News to ask the analysts at the decision desk for their reasoning behind calling the race for Obama.
Kelly also had a history of locking horns with the right's major talking heads. In 2013, when Lou Dobbs and Erick Erickson attacked a Pew study that found that 40 percent of women are now the major breadwinners for their households, Kelly called them out.
Kelly also got into a major spat with Newt Gingrich last year when he accused her of being "fascinated with sex" during a discussion of Donald Trump's sexual assault allegations. She ended the segment with this terse sign off: "We’re going to leave it at that, and you can take your anger issues and spend some time working on them, Mr. Speaker."
Which isn't to say that Megyn Kelly was seen by Fox News' liberal critics as a saving grace for the "fair and balanced" network. She was bashed in 2013 when she responded to the suggestion of a diverse Santa Claus by saying: "For all you kids watching at home, Santa just is white."
She also got into an extremely heated debate about race with actor and author D.L. Hughley in 2016 over the fatal shootings of black men like Philando Castile and the protests that have spawned from them.
Before the 2016 election, Kelly's biggest moment came when she landed an exclusive interview with Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, the stars of "19 Kids and Counting" after a child molestation scandal surrounding their eldest son, Josh Duggar. While the interview was a massive ratings and headline magnet for Fox News, Kelly was criticized for not asking tough questions.
But as Megyn Kelly says goodbye to the house that Rupert Murdoch built, there will always be one moment above all that will define her career: her 2015 face-off with the man who will be the next President of the United States.

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After 13 years as one of Fox News' most prominent faces, Megyn Kelly is moving to NBC. Her career has been one filled with viral interviews and high-profile moments, from questioning conservative pundits to intense debates about race to encounters with Donald Trump (weeks before he announced his candidacy in 2015).

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