Trump also badgered Kelly at the end of his response, telling her that if she didn’t like his history with women, “I’m sorry”. “The point is, women understood that comment, and yes, it is offensive”. “It’s disrespectful to female journalists”, organizer Erick Erickson said.
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After the debate, Trump had some less-than-kind words for one of the debate’s hosts, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly.
Trump denied Saturday that he had been implying that Kelly was menstruating. During the debate, she pressed Trump about misogynistic, sexist comments he made in the past.
The first Republican debate of the 2016 presidential election featured 10 feisty candidates who came out swinging.
“Only Rosie O’Donnell”, remarked Trump, sending a shockwave of appall, laughter and applause throughout the arena.
Facebook, which co-sponsored the showdowns, said 7.5 million people in the United States made 20 million debate-related interactions on Facebook, including likes, posts, comments and shares, the social media giant said.
Trump called a lawyer “disgusting” when she wanted a break to pump milk for her baby, The New York Times reported last month.
Mr Trump, who spoke to a number of news outlets on Sunday, he said he had an “amazing” relationship with women in business.
Trump has called O’Donnell a “fat pig”, a “slob” and an “animal”, according to several published reports.
At the start of the debate, Kelly’s co-host Brett Baier asked which of the candidates would not support the eventual Republican nominee or run as a third-party spoiler. “I’ve been challenged by so many people and I don’t frankly have time for total political correctness, and to be honest with you, this country doesn’t have time either”, Trump said during the debate.
Former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Carly Fiorina, the only woman in the Republican field, directed a tweet at Trump, saying, “Mr. Trump: There. Is. When he’s free form, uninterrupted, when he can do the flight of ideas, when he can go on on his own and ramble – he’s entertaining”, Krauthammer says during his appearance on “The Kelly File” on Friday (Aug. 8).
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“I’m an old fashioned person and I happen to believe in traditional marriage”, he said.
