Trump steps up attacks with 'bimbo' tweet before Fox News debate

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Politics | Wed Jan 27, 2016 11:59am EST

Trump steps up attacks with 'bimbo' tweet before Fox News debate

WASHINGTON | BY MEGAN CASSELLA AND SUSAN HEAVEY

U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday escalated a fight with Fox News, using the word "bimbo" in a derogatory tweet about anchorwoman Megyn Kelly after he dramatically pulled out of a debate only days before the first votes of the 2016 campaign are cast.

Trump on Tuesday withdrew from the televised encounter, scheduled for Thursday night in Des Moines, Iowa, irritated at host Fox News (FOXA.O) for allowing Kelly to moderate after her questioning had angered him in a debate last year.

The real estate magnate, who is the Republican front-runner to win the nomination for the Nov. 8 presidential election, followed up with a thinly veiled insult on Wednesday.

"I refuse to call Megyn Kelly a bimbo, because that would not be politically correct," he wrote on Twitter. "Instead I will only call her a lightweight reporter!"

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-idUSKCN0V51PU

[Maeve]

1. The Rude Pundit has a theory

That Kelly told Trump 'no' to getting on a 'closer' basis....and no one says 'no' to Il Donald!

[Iliyah]

2. UGH, I don't see "sane" GOPers voting for him.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. I refuse to call Donald Trump a Cluster B protofascist because that would not be politically correct

Instead, I will call him a sad excuse for a human being.

[KamaAina]

4. He compared Megyn Kelly to bread?

[Eleanors38]

6. Yes. White bread.

[bemildred]

5. Joy.

Three buckets at least.

[ljm2002]

7. Awww, Trump's afraid of a girl! n/t

[Mendocino]

9. Trump likes them

pretty, non-communicative and sad.

Have you ever heard Melania say anything or even smile?

[spanone]

8. trump has a mental illness imho.

[lpbk2713]

10. That might explain his popularity among RWers.

[spanone]

11. true.

then again, he might just be the mother of all assholes.

[lpbk2713]

12. There's that too.

[smirkymonkey]

13. He is such a child.

It's embarrassing. Is there anyone that he ISN'T feuding with? Besides that idiot Sarah Palin and Billy Graham, I mean?