Donald Trump Fires Back Over Megyn Kelly ‘Blood’ Comments: ‘I Cherish Women,’ Critics Are ‘Deviants’ (Video)
“I think it’s a stupid question with all due respect,” real estate mogul says to CNN’s Jake Tapper
Jordan Chariton | August 9, 2015 @ 6:40 AM
Last Updated: August 10, 2015 @ 8:28 AM
Donald Trump came out swinging on Sunday against widespread backlash against comments he made about Fox News’ Megyn Kelly having blood coming “out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever” during the GOP debate.
“Of course I didn’t…do you think I’d make a stupid statement like that?” Trump answered CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union,” denying he meant Kelly was on her period during the debate.
He said the comments were him trying to get off the subject of Kelly and the “wherever” referred to Kelly’s nose and ears, a very “common” phrase.
Tapper pressed Trump on why the majority of conservatives don’t believe him. Naturally, the Donald slammed Tapper.
“I think it’s a stupid question with all due respect,” he pushed back, saying Jeb Bush made terrible comments about women a week ago that would end up being his downfall and that other candidates are criticizing him because they’re far behind in the polls.
As TheWrap reported, Trump’s offensive against Fox News and Kelly after the debate likely sets up a new 2016 campaign pitting the GOP frontrunner against the network, a battle Trump isn’t likely to win.
Trump will appear on CBS, ABC and NBC on Sunday, but not Fox News. An FNC rep told TheWrap that FOX News Sunday does not do phoners with presidential candidates and is in talks with the Trump campaign about a longer form interview.
15 Times Donald Trump Courted Controversy (Photos)
The U.S. Justice Department accused Trump of not renting to minority tenants in 1973.
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Trump was accused of dooming the fledgling U.S. Football League in 1984 when he insisted it go head to head with the NFL with a fall game schedule.
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Trump sparked a feud with Rosie O'Donnell in 2006, calling the comedian "disgusting" and "a slob," among other things
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In September 2010, Trump accused the imam of a proposed mosque near NYC's Ground Zero of using religion to bargain for a better real estate price.
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Joining the dubious "birther" movement, Trump fought to get President Obama to release his long-form birth certificate in April 2011.
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Trump earned the ire of environmentalists when he unveiled plans for a massive golf course in Scotland in July 2012.
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Trump upset gay rights groups when he compared gay marriage to golf in February 2013.
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In August 2013 Trump was the subject of a civil suit for allegedly false promises made to students of his Trump University.
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A new waterfront Chicago skyscraper opened in 2014 despite widespread complaints about the 20-foot-high sign bearing his name.
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Trump began a feud with Russell Brand after seeing the British comedian on a talk show and disliking what he saw.
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Trump minced no words when he tweeted about the "thugs" rioting in Baltimore in April 2015 following the death of an African American man in police custody.
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Announcing his bid for the GOP nomination in June 2015, Trump set off a media firestorm when he called Mexican immigrants criminals and "rapists."
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Trump reportedly paid actors $50 a head to attend his presidential announcement speech in June 2015.
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Billionaire’s recent public image problems are latest in long line of troubles
The U.S. Justice Department accused Trump of not renting to minority tenants in 1973.