The Feud Between Donald Trump and Fox News Is Flaring Up Again
To no one’s surprise, Donald Trump is still attacking Fox News host Megyn Kelly with some really creepy misogynistic tweets, and Roger Ailes seems ready to call off that “truce” they made: Roger Ailes: Donald Trump Should Apologize to Megyn Kelly.
On Tuesday, Fox News Chief Roger Ailes said in a statement Donald Trump should apologize for a tirade of tweets aimed at Fox News host Megyn Kelly.
“Donald Trump’s surprise and unprovoked attack on Megyn Kelly during her show last night is as unacceptable as it is disturbing. Megyn Kelly represents the very best of American journalism and all of us at Fox News Channel reject the crude and irresponsible attempts to suggest otherwise,” Ailes statement reads. “I could not be more proud of Megyn for her professionalism and class in the face of all of Mr. Trump’s verbal assaults. Her questioning of Mr. Trump at the debate was tough but fair, and I fully support her as she continues to ask the probing and challenging questions that all presidential candidates may find difficult to answer,” Ailes said. “Donald Trump rarely apologizes, although in this case, he should. We have never been deterred by politicians or anyone else attacking us for doing our job, much less allowed ourselves to be bullied by anyone and we’re certainly not going to start now. All of our journalists will continue to report in the fair and balanced way that has made FOX News Channel the number one news network in the industry.”
Late Monday night Trump tweeted several times about Kelly, who had just returned to hosting after a vacation, writing that he “liked The Kelly File much better without @megynkelly. Perhaps she could take another eleven day unscheduled vacation!”
Trump also tweeted that Kelly was “really off her game” and retweeted a tweet that called Kelly a “bimbo.”
Of course, this could all be kabuki theater, staged to keep pumping up the hateful right wing base Trump’s appealing to. Fox News and Donald Trump are certainly capable of something like that.