Conservatives Accuse Alex Cooper Of Being a ‘Fraud' Over Pregnancy Reveal

Conservatives have accused Alex Cooper of being a "fraud," after the 31-year-old announced her pregnancy with husband Matt Kaplan.

The 31-year-old American podcaster of Call Her Daddy fame confirmed to her 7 million Instagram followers that she is expecting on Sunday, May 17, and there was an instant outpouring of love and support, with the likes of Khloe Kardashian, Kesha and Taylor Lautner sharing their well wishes for Cooper and her husband.

On X, though, it was a different story, as voices on the American right derided Cooper and accused her of choosing a traditional life, while advertising one of a different kind to her audience.

Newsweek has contacted a representative for Cooper for comment via email.

Alex Cooper Announces Her Pregnancy

On Sunday, Cooper announced that she and Kaplan are expecting their first child.

She first wrote on her Instagram, "Daddy Gang, there is something I've been waiting to share with you…"

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Then she shared two photos, cradling her baby bump while looking at Kaplan, 42. She captioned the post, "Our family," followed by a heart emoji.

Kaplan proposed to Cooper in 2023, and the two married in 2024.

Time Magazine called her "arguably the most successful woman in podcasting," after she signed a deal with Spotify worth $60 million. She has consistently been the second-highest paid podcaster, behind Joe Rogan.

Why Alex Cooper’s Pregnancy Announcement Prompted Conservative Backlash

Cooper's podcast, Call Her Daddy, is immensely popular and is the most-listened-to podcast by women.

The hallmarks of the podcast are its humor, honesty and sex positive conversation-something that has long ruffled the feathers of conservatives.

Now, following Cooper's pregnancy announcement, a conversation about this has grown online.

‘She’s a Fraud’

The political commentator Link Lauren wrote in a post viewed 4.8 million times: "As I've said, she tells her audience to be promiscuous and have sex with strangers. Meanwhile, she's living the white picket fence dream with a traditional family. She needs the young girls who follow her to stay single and immature, otherwise her entire business model collapses. She's a fraud."

‘Interesting’

The conservative influencer Isabel Brown shared in a post on X viewed over 60,000 times, "Genuinely so happy for any woman to experience the joy and purpose of motherhood-there's nothing like experiencing that kind of love.

"Interesting, however, to see how many influential women in America today have built multimillion dollar empires encouraging promiscuity, abortion, and avoiding marriage at all costs because it's somehow ‘beneath women’… All while falling in love, getting married, and having babies themselves.”

‘The Real World’

The author Gina Florio wrote in a post viewed over 2 million times, which read in part, "Even if you don't see anything morally wrong with the hookup culture that Alex Cooper praises on her show, young women would be smart to understand the real world, and that you have a much greater chance at locking down a high value man when you're younger and a bit more austere."

Birth Rate Clap Back

Cooper's pregnancy announcement and the subsequent response come as countries all over the world are concerned about birth rates.

The Trump administration has made it clear that it is concerned about this, and at the beginning of 2025, a number of policies were introduced to boost birth rates. This included an executive order broadening access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and a Department of Transportation directive prioritizing support for "communities with marriage and birth rates above the national average."

Now, Beverly Hallberg of the District Media Group wrote on X, "A lot of conservative hate towards Alex Cooper on X right now. I'm not a fan and don't listen to her podcast. But if we want more marriages and more babies, why are we hating on a woman for publicly talking about her marriage and now her pregnancy? Seems we should be applauding that?"

What To Watch For Next

It remains unclear whether Cooper will directly respond to the criticism surrounding her pregnancy announcement.

As her pregnancy progresses, however, Cooper is likely to remain a focal point in broader debates over sexuality, feminism and motherhood-particularly given the size and influence of her audience. Whether that scrutiny translates into changes to Call Her Daddy's content or tone remains to be seen.

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This story was originally published May 18, 2026 at 1:21 PM.