Posted on 01/27/2016 5:48:46 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Donald Trump wasted no time Wednesday morning fanning the flames of his newly reignited feud with Fox News star Megyn Kelly.
"I refuse to call Megyn Kelly a bimbo, because that would not be politically correct," the Republican presidential front-runner said in an early morning tweet. "Instead I will only call her a lightweight reporter!"
Trump has taken issue with Kelly since the two faced off in last summer's Fox News debate - the first Republican debate of the 2016 election cycle.
Trump's last throw down with "The Kelly File" host was similarly punctuated by the b-word [Aug 24, 2015].
The rivalry was restarted Tuesday night after the real estate mogul announced through his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, that he would not be participating in Thursday's Republican debate, which is slated to air on Fox News.
In a pre-rally press conference in Iowa City, Iowa, Trump referred to Kelly as a "lightweight" and a "third-rate reporter," and suggested he would be sitting out the debate in favor of a charity event for the Wounded Warrior Project.
Kelly quickly responded on her show by declaring that she would not step down as moderator.
Her network soon followed suit with their own response, accusing Lewandowski of threatening Kelly, and vowing to not to give into "terrorizations."
This guy is a genius. A sick, twisted genius.
ugh...
Dont implode now Trump... you nearly have the prize!
Stay focused.
Damn.....doubled-edge serious BURN!!!!! You gotta hand it to him.
Trump certainly knows how to stay in their head.
Why go correct now?
Reminds me of Nixon’s “we can’t do that......it would be wrong....”
We need a genius to turn this country around.
What this means is she’s picked her champion in the debate she will shower with creampuff questions and effusive praise. What a transparent, vindictive bitch.
Trump’s Debate Boycott Throws Fox News Into Chaos
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/01/trump-debate-boycott-throws-fox-news-into-chaos.html
No kidding! Burn! Sounds so Presidential!!!
The statement put out yesterday by @FoxNews was a disgrace to good broadcasting and journalism. Who would ever say something so nasty & dumb - 8:02 AM - 27 Jan 2016
Trump will get more mileage by swapping taunts. Childish? You betcha. But his decision to bail out of the debate isn't without some justification. That FoxNews release really was unprofessional, and showed extreme prejudice on the network's part.
How often have the candidates been criticized for showing up in hostile debate venues? Now somebody says "no thanks," and it's a negative. In that formula, he loses either way, and he picked the direction that he thought was less damaging.
Stirewalt was right! A genius!
Kelly is trying to make news not report it.
She’s perfect for what passes for modern journalism.
Fox last night in its longer statement asserted, "Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski... in a call on Monday with a Fox News executive... stated that Megyn had a 'rough couple of days after the last debate' and he (Lewandoski) 'would hate to have her go through that again.'"........ Source
Better that he implodes NOW then in office (if he wins).
I like so much about what Trump has done in squaring off against the mass media, but this sort of thing shows me he simply isn’t fit for the job. Unfortunately, I think his true believers cannot be convinced of that no matter how obvious he becomes. Mind you, if he’s the Republican nominee and his opponent is Hillary or Sanders (or even O’Malley, or Biden, or Gov. Moonbeam Jerry Brown), I’ll probably still be voting for him.
She just wants to be the smartest, hottest, richest person in the room.
Trump got wind of this! Fox gives debate role to anti-Trump Muslim
Send her back:-)
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