But while some conservative commentators have been taking Trump’s side, Glenn Beck had a word of warning for the candidate on his radio show today: Megyn Kelly is “not to be trifled with”. Trump hurled this barb at a female lawyer, who, during a deposition involving Trump, asked for a medical break to pump breast milk for her 3-month-old daughter.
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The huge ratings spike did lead to a bump in polls for Trump, but Fox News commentator and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Charles Krauthammer says that Trump came undone during the debate. “I don’t know if I’ll do the fighting myself or if other people will. But that was a disgrace”.
While he leads recent polls, the former reality television star has drawn heated criticism from many in his own party for saying Kelly had “blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever”.
In a statement Monday evening, Ailes described the conversation as “blunt but cordial” and said the air had been cleared. As the project has evolved, she’s begun soliciting stories from people who have received insulting comments like “You must be on your period” to show that these kinds of stereotypes are far more common than Trump might let on.
In the interview with Hannity for Tuesday night, Trump said he was prepared to spend $345 million or more to fund his establishment-bucking campaign as long as he’s doing well in the polls.
Kelly and Trump have “agreed to disagree”, according to Kelly.
Trump was also pressed earlier in the day by “New Day” host Chris Cuomo on his lack of specific policy proposals since declaring his presidential run. “Why don’t we just let the illegals drive the cars and trucks across the border into our country”, Trump said, acknowledging his presence in a automotive manufacturing state.
Mr. Trump flew from LaGuardia Airport in New York to Flint global Airport for his first campaign stop in Michigan.
“There’s no energy there, no energy”, Trump said to the crowd.
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Trump not only refused to apologize for his insults to Kelly, but also insisted she needed to apologize to him. We’re tracking all of the polls this week to see what the consensus says, as that’ll be a reasonably good indicator of where the race really stands right now. “But I do want to keep that door open in case I don’t get treated fairly”.
