Fox News host Megyn Kelly kept Donald Trump in the news yesterday simply by meeting to chat about an eventual interview. But it was the GOP frontrunner’s lunch with Fox News boss Roger Ailes that could end up being the most significant meeting of the day.

The New York Times reported Ailes and Trump ate lunch at the network’s NYC headquarters on Avenue of the Americas following the GOP presidential candidate’s meeting with Kelly.

The significant luncheon could be the first step in repairing a relationship that has been strained since Ailes defended Kelly when Trump repeatedly attacked her on Twitter. The drama has led to everything from an out-of-character, snarky statement from Ailes to Trump skipping a Fox News debate.

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Kelly recently told Yahoo’s Katie Couric that her strained relationship with Trump was bad for the network, which will be the go-to cable news destination for most GOP voters during the general election.

“Fox is placed in a very difficult position because they have one of their lead news anchors under attack, and yet what are they going to do?” Kelly said. “They can’t ban the presidential frontrunner on the Republican side from coming on the channel.”

Ted Cruz v Donald Trump Timeline: Their Insults About Wives and Rat Sex (Photos)

This week began with nude pictures of Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump, and ended with Ted Cruz calling Trump a rat and just barely avoiding the word "ratfucking." Let's review.
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It all started with an anti-Trump Facebook ad targeted at Mormons from the super PAC America Awesome, which featured a photo of Melania Trump posing naked for GQ.
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Taking offense to the perceived slight, Trump threatened to "spill the beans" on Cruz's wife Heidi. "Be careful, Lyin' Ted," he warned on Twitter.

"Pic of your wife not from us. Donald, if you try to attack Heidi, you're more of a coward than I thought. #classless," responded Cruz.
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On Wednesday, a story accusing Cruz of having affairs with five women appeared in The National Enquirer. Cruz denied the story, calling it "complete and utter lies" and "a smear that has come from Donald Trump and his henchmen."
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While accusing Trump of planting the story, Cruz tried to talk around the word "ratfucking," derogatory slang for an especially dirty kind of political sabotage.

“He’s a man for whom a term was coined for copulating with a rodent,” Cruz said of a former Trump ally. “Well let me be clear, Mr. Trump may be a rat but I have no desire to copulate with him. And this garbage does not belong in politics.”
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On Friday, Trump issued a statement on Facebook, denying the accusation that he planted the Enquirer story.

"While [The National Enquirer was] right about O.J. Simpson, John Edwards, and many others, I certainly hope they are not right about Lyin’ Ted Cruz," he wrote.
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This week in disgusting presidential politics

This week began with nude pictures of Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump, and ended with Ted Cruz calling Trump a rat and just barely avoiding the word "ratfucking." Let's review.

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