I hate even taking time out of my day to give Donald Trump more media attention than he already gets, but his latest man-child tantrum is unacceptable and further proof why he should not be the president of the United States of America.
Trump has participated, no, has started and continues to fuel a feud with Fox News host and the moderator of the Republican debate taking place in Iowa, Megyn Kelly. Kelly has been another victim of Trump's consistent and bigoted harassment throughout his 2016 presidential campaign.
Here is a timeline I made with the information provided by the U.S. political website The Hill.
Aug. 6, 2015: Out for blood
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During the first Republican debate in Cleveland, Kelly asked Trump a valid question about accusations of sexism:
"You've called women you don't like fat pigs, dogs, snobs and disgusting animals. Does that sound to you like the temperament of a man we should elect as president, and how will you answer the charge from Hillary Clinton — who is likely to be the Democratic nominee — that you are part of the 'war on women?"
As a fellow journalist, I value the Society of Professional Journalism's Code of Ethics, especially one of their main principles to "seek truth and report it." The code says: "Ethical journalism should be accurate and fair. Journalists should be honest and courageous in gathering, reporting and interpreting information." Kelly's bold intent was to find the facts, and she was asking the primary source the accusation affected. She was giving Trump a fair chance to disprove or prove the accusation, which he ultimately showed was true.
Trump retaliates with this on CNN: "You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever."
Seriously, Trump? Are you really going to use the blood reference to imply that Kelly was probably menstruating? Would you say the same comment to a man? Would there even be a feud if the journalist asking the truth-seeking question about you was a man?
Aug. 24, 2015: When in doubt, hashtag it out ... on Twitter
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Trump decides to retweet a tweet from a man, one of his supporters, calling Kelly a "bimbo" for posing in a tight black dress and red high heels in GQ magazine in 2010, before she was the host of her show on Fox. The tweet: "Criticizes Trump for objectifying women. Poses like this in GQ magazine."
Kelly should feel free to pose however she wants and in whatever clothing she desires! Trump should especially be OK with this, considering his wife, Melania Trump, has posed nude before and would most certainly be the only first lady who has. Would he call her a bimbo too?
Sept. 22, 2015: Take down Fox
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Trump continues to use Twitter as his angst-filled diary about Kelly. He referred to her as a "lightweight" and "highly overrated." He even canceled an appearance on Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor" and then declared he would boycott Fox for the "foreseeable future" and complained the network has treated him "very unfairly."
Ha.
He wants to talk about unfair treatment? Should I list all of the people he has been "unfair" to with blatant hatred: women, Muslims, Mexican immigrants ... do I have to continue?
Nov. 4, 2015: Back to cyberbullying
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Trump took to Twitter again to accuse Kelly of using polls where he does not do well.
“Isn't it terrible that [Kelly] used a poll not used before (I.B.D.) when I was down, but refuses to use it now when I am up?” he asked on Twitter.
Kelly responded, "Facts matter."
Dec. 15, 2015: Mistakes and more sexism
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On Kelly's broadcast, she understated Trump's 27-point lead over Ted Cruz as a 15-point lead. A network official explained the incident as a script error.
Jan. 4, 2016: Twitter beef moves to interview beef
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Kelly had a cover interview with Vanity Fair where she said that she "can't be wooed" by Trump.
Trump fired back in an interview with The Hill saying, "The last person in the world I would try to woo is is Megyn Kelly." He continued by insulting her journalistic integrity by saying he didn't expect her to be "fair and balanced" during the GOP debate on Jan. 28, and said he "probably" would not participate anyway.
If he is president and doesn't want to deal with something or someone, is he going to refuse to do his duties?
Jan. 25, 2016: Peace out, Trump
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Fox News stood by Kelly and decided to keep her as moderator, even though Trump called for the network to drop her from the debate.
In response to Trump tweeting a poll asking his followers if he should go to the debate, the network put out this statement to Trump: "We learned from a secret back channel that the Ayatollah and Putin both intend to treat Donald Trump unfairly when they meet with him if he becomes president–a nefarious source tells us that Trump has his own secret plan to replace the Cabinet with his Twitter followers to see if he should even go to those meetings."
Trump continued his tantrum with Kelly and Fox by, not even an hour after Fox News released the debate's main stage lineup, saying he would skip it.
He retorted that Fox lost its star candidate who has picked up ratings for the televised debate.
Instead of the debate, he promised a competing event to raise money for veterans.
Naturally, the network accused Trump and his campaign manager of threatening Kelly and the network.
If Trump wants to sulk in his room and refuse to participate in political duties, that is the first and only thing I will ever support of his.
I am done with everything Trump, and the one thing I can say I enjoyed about the Republican debate was the lack of flaky gold hair pieces, bronze fake tans, and harassment.
