Fox News host Megyn Kelly says Jesus and Santa are white A Fox New host claims Jesus and Santa are white and should stay that way, with her comments sparking controversy. Megyn Kelly made her statements on The Kelly File on Fox News. A FOX News host has sparked controversy after she defiantly stated on-air that Jesus and Santa Claus are both white. Host Megyn Kelly made the claim on this week's edition of The Kelly File as she discussed a Slate article that suggested a more inclusive Santa for Americans who are not white. Despite historical references to Jesus being born in the Middle East more than 2,000 years ago Kelly stood by her comments saying they were "verifiable." When Kelly saw a piece by Aisha Harris from Slate.com titled, 'Santa Claus Should Not Be a White Man Anymore' she laughed. "Oh this is so ridiculous,' she said, "Yet another person claiming it's racist to have a white Santa. You know? "And by the way, for all you kids watching at home, Santa just is white," she added, "but this person is just arguing that maybe we should also have a black Santa." Harris wrote that as she grew up she became disappointed that a black Santa her family invented for themselves "wasn't the real thing." Fair call or foul ... Megyn Kelly (far left) on The Kelly File. Kelly criticised the article, saying: "But just because it makes you feel uncomfortable," ... "doesn't mean it has to change. Jesus was a white man, too. Kelly then reminded the's show's panel, and viewers at home of the "facts" of Jesus Christ's ethnicity and Santa Claus. It's like we have, he's a historical figure that's a verifiable fact, as is Santa, I just want kids to know that," she said. How do you revise it in the middle of the legacy in the story and change Santa from white to black? However, that is not quite what Harris suggested in her piece. Harris actually proposed a different solution: Make Santa a penguin. OK, that's where she goes off the rails! Kelly said.