Fox’s Megyn Kelly: ‘I Don’t Want To Talk About Donald Trump Anymore’

Megyn Kelly attending the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 Most Influential People In The World at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 21, 2015 in New York City/picture alliance Photo by: Dennis Van Tine/Geisler-Fotopres/pictur... Megyn Kelly attending the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 Most Influential People In The World at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 21, 2015 in New York City/picture alliance Photo by: Dennis Van Tine/Geisler-Fotopres/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images MORE LESS
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Fox News host Megyn Kelly said Monday that she is over talking about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has openly criticized her, according to Politico.

Trump criticized Kelly for questions she asked when she helped moderate the first GOP debate on Aug. 6. He faced lots of backlash after he said she looked during the debate like she had blood “coming out of her wherever.” Since then, Trump has been engaged in a war of words with Fox executives and personalities. He most recently called Kelly a “lightweight” last week.

In what Politico described as a one-on-one discussion during a panel for Advertising Week, Cosmopolitan editor Joanna Coles asked Kelly about Trump.

“I don’t want to talk about Donald Trump anymore, truly,” she said, according to the report. “He has captured the attention of the electorate, and huge sections of the Republican base. I think he’s a fighter, and that appeals to a lot of people. That appeals to a lot of people, and when he is upset at someone, he fights even harder.”

Kelly reportedly wouldn’t comment on whether “the backlash from Trump” took her by surprise, according to the publication.

“He’s a passionate man, and I think that passion has appealed to a lot of voters, and has surprised a lot of people,” she said, according to Politico. “I think that’s all I’m going to say.”

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  1. Avatar for dv01 dv01 says:

    Thankfully, she still wants to talk about Benghazi and Clinton’s email server. Because, news.

  2. Avatar for dnl dnl says:

    …as she continues to talk about Trump.

  3. Roger told me not to!

  4. Because my phoney baloney job is at stake.

  5. We don’t want to talk about him either.

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