"Donald Trump is once again pushing the limit, bringing Megyn Kelly’s
anatomy into a feud that had already opened him to charges of sexism —
and the risk of losing support among the Fox News anchor’s rabid
following.
After a day of escalating hostility, Trump took his attacks on Kelly to the next level on Friday night, apparently insinuating that the moderator had been menstruating when she questioned him during Thursday’s first Republican debate.
“You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood
coming out of her — wherever,” he told anchor Don Lemon during an
appearance on CNN.
The crudeness of the comment sparked an immediate flurry of rebukes, including from
RedState.com’s Erick Erickson who rvoked an invitation for Trump to speak at his Saturday conference on the grounds that it showed he wasn’t a “legitimate” candidate.
On Saturday morning, Trump appeared to tweet a clarification of his previous remark: Re Megyn Kelly quote: “you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever” (NOSE). Just got on w/thought."
He also released a statement lashing Erickson and the decision to exclude him. “… not only is Erick a total loser, he has a history of supporting establishment losers in failed campaigns so it is an honor to be uninvited from his event. Mr. Trump is an outsider and does not fit his agenda.”
Nevertheless, Trump was a hot topic of conversation at the RedState event. Speaking there, Republican 2016 candidate Mike Huckabee said, “The Republican Party is not engaged in a war on women, the Republican Party is not engaged in saying things about Megyn Kelly,” he said. “One individual is.”
Carly Fiorina, the only female Republican presidential candidate in the race, took to Twitter to condemn Trump.
“Mr. Trump. There. Is. No. Excuse,” she wrote. “I stand with @megynkelly.” Politico
After a day of escalating hostility, Trump took his attacks on Kelly to the next level on Friday night, apparently insinuating that the moderator had been menstruating when she questioned him during Thursday’s first Republican debate.
The crudeness of the comment sparked an immediate flurry of rebukes, including from
On Saturday morning, Trump appeared to tweet a clarification of his previous remark: Re Megyn Kelly quote: “you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever” (NOSE). Just got on w/thought."
He also released a statement lashing Erickson and the decision to exclude him. “… not only is Erick a total loser, he has a history of supporting establishment losers in failed campaigns so it is an honor to be uninvited from his event. Mr. Trump is an outsider and does not fit his agenda.”
Nevertheless, Trump was a hot topic of conversation at the RedState event. Speaking there, Republican 2016 candidate Mike Huckabee said, “The Republican Party is not engaged in a war on women, the Republican Party is not engaged in saying things about Megyn Kelly,” he said. “One individual is.”
Carly Fiorina, the only female Republican presidential candidate in the race, took to Twitter to condemn Trump.
“Mr. Trump. There. Is. No. Excuse,” she wrote. “I stand with @megynkelly.” Politico
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