Trump’s latest comments may have hit a deeper nerve among conservatives than his disparaging comments about John McCain, according to Dennis Hale, a political science professor at Boston College. “Decency is one of those lines”, Erickson added.
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The falling-out marked the first major break with Trump from a key figure in the mainstream conservative movement.
And once again, I would just like to emphasize that we have someone running for president who had to clarify which orifice on a female journalist he believed blood was coming out of. As a group, the aspiring nominees are certainly more experienced and seemingly more ready for a national campaign than the collection of politicians who sought to deny Mitt Romney the GOP nomination in 2012.
Before Kelly could get to her full question, Trump quipped, “Only Rosie O’Donnell”.
Trump’s comment also attracted the notice of Rupert Murdoch.
When members of the local GOP gathered for a watch party in Gainesville, Trump was the victor of a pre-debate straw poll, and tied for first with Rand Paul in a post-debate poll.
Trump’s absence from Saturday’s program threatened to overshadow appearances by a number of his rivals, including Huckabee, Walker, Sen.
On Twitter, she wrote: “I stand with @megynkelly” and “Mr. Trump: There. Is”.
The issue is important because women are a majority of registered voters. Following the debate, Trump tweeted that he believed Kelly had “bombed” as a moderator, followed by a string of retweets criticizing Kelly.
The man many see as the Republican presidential front-runner had his invitation to speak at this weekend’s RedState Gathering in Georgia rescinded after he made critical-and what many saw as misogynistic comments-about Fox News host Megyn Kelly.
Trump’s response included, “What I say is what I say”. When speaking to Stephanopoulos, Trump said he didn’t think the debate was fair.
“This is my event, that I’m paying for and I can do whatever I want”, he said. “I don’t view this debating as question of winning or losing”.
A Trump campaign spokesperson responded: “This is just another example of weakness through being politically correct”.
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When discussing Kelly’s questions Friday on CNN, Trump said, “There was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever”. “We have a tremendously successful campaign and Roger wanted to use the campaign for his own personal publicity”.
