oped: aww c'mon boys and girls at FoxNews...Megyn Kelly is a big girl...she is the one in focus she is the one who needs to respond ...also Megyn is no angel... nor fair and balanced...she started this mess she needs to fix it...hello she has stated 'Judge Judy' was her mentor in the "Business' rofl~ right Judge Judy a far left progressive reality TV Media Judge...Megyn always leans left when push comes to shove..what is with FoxNews anywhoo ? Fair and balanced hmmm not so much...they push Old school GOP candidates who also lean left...#JustSaying
A peace recently brokered between Fox News Channel and Donald Trump has been shattered.
The network's chief executive is taking umbrage with a new volley of
insults hurled by the Republican presidential candidate at its star
anchor, Megyn Kelly, after the two sides had agreed to maintain a
respectful relationship.
Kelly returned to the air last night after taking a scheduled summer
vacation. Trump used the occasion to critique her performance.
Fox News is not letting it stand.
"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," said Roger Ailes, chairman and chief executive of Fox News,
in a statement released Tuesday.
"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.
"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."
In a statement to Newsmax, Trump responded: "I totally disagree with the Fox statement.
"I do not think Megyn Kelly is a quality journalist," he said. "I think
her questioning of me, despite all of the polls saying I won the debate,
was very unfair.
"Hopefully in the future, I will be proven wrong and she will be able to
elevate her standards to a level of professionalism that a network such
as Fox deserves.
"More importantly, I am very pleased to see the latest polls from Public
Policy Polling showing me at a strong number one with 35 percent in New
Hampshire, the Monmouth University poll showing me, again at number
one, with 30 percent in South Carolina and the latest national poll from
Gravis, where I am again the clear front runner with 40 percent, "
Trump continued. "It was also just announced that I won the prestigious
corn kernel poll at the Iowa State Fair by a landslide."
Trump also noted that he would speaking Tuesday night in Iowa, "with my speech being broadcast live on CNN and other networks.
"My sole focus in running for the presidency is to make America great again!"
The two sides had been at odds in the wake of Fox News' broadcast of
an Aug. 6 debate among Republican candidates for U.S. President.
During the debate, Megyn Kelly asked Trump if some of the remarks he has
made about women in the past might dampen his appeal. Afterwards, Trump
made no secret of his dissatisfaction with the line of questioning,
proceeding to make some remarks about Kelly that many found offensive.
But Ailes and Trump came to a truce, and Kelly went on a vacation and
the matter seemed largely resolved. Trump's remarks today suggest that
is no longer the case.
The war of words takes place as Rupert Murdoch, who oversees 21st
Century Fox, the parent company of Fox News, recently took to Twitter to
suggest Michael Bloomberg, the former Mayor of New York and another
billionaire, run for president.
oped: Rupert Just made the case for Trump...supports a left leaning progressive...fair and balanced my a**
The two sides had been at odds in the wake of Fox News' broadcast of
an Aug. 6 debate among Republican candidates for U.S. President.
At least 10 fellow Fox News hosts have fired back on social media,
including Bret Baier, who co-moderated the first GOP debate with Kelly
and Chris Wallace.
Geraldo Rivera also jumped to Kelly’s defense, tweeting:
Mediaite published all 10
of Kelly's Fox News colleagues' Twitter postings, including one from
left-leaning Kirsten Powers telling Trump to "Please shut up."
"Fox & Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade called Trump's attacks "unwarranted":
Kelly,
for her part, vowed in a broadcast August 10 that she would not respond
to Trump's attacks and would "continue doing my job without fear or
favor."
Material from Reuters was used in this report.
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