Donald Trump's boycott of the 7th Republican Debate has been trending on social media. The debate was held in Iowa on January 28th, 2016 and aired on Fox News, which is what Trump had a problem with. Fox News also aired the 1st Republican Debate (6th August 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio) during which Trump had a falling-out with Megyn Kelly, who was one of the hosts. She asked him a tough question and he got stuck:
<span id="selection-marker-1" class="redactor-selection-marker"></span>Trump was dealing with a high-pressure situation and tried handling it by threatening to "not be nice" to Kelly because of her question. Moreover, he was arguing against political correctness, showing his desire to be unnecessarily offensive to particular groups of people. He clearly felt defeated with regards to Kelly's question and so after the debate, Trump proceeded to make the famous "blood coming out of her wherever" comment in an interview with CNN.
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This was another bad move and did not improve the situation because, once again, he tried handling the situation by belittling her with an uncalled for remark about her menstrual cycle.
While all this was enough to show his ego, narcissism, lack of brain usage and incompetence when dealing with mistakes that he has made (because owning up them is impossible for Mr Trump), it was made clear that Kelly had truly defeated him when he boycotted the 7th GOP debate in Iowa. He wanted Kelly gone but Fox News didn't budge, and so, he very immaturely held his own rally at the same time as the debate on 28th January.
While Trump is trying to make the boycott look like a protest against Fox News for allegedly using him to make money through extended commercial duration, it seems like he is intimidated by Kelly because of her tough questions and excellent journalistic skills. He is the stereotypical misogynist, in denial about the fact that a woman is more sensible than him. He did not want to risk being asked questions that he cannot give a strong response to, and with Trump's unlimited supply of irresponsible and politically incorrect statements, it is very easy for a sharp-witted journalist like Megyn Kelly to put him in such a situation.
Someone who cannot own up to his mistakes, handles high-pressure situations with threats and unnecessarily demeaning comments and blames the revelation of his weaknesses on the strengths of others is hardly competent enough to hold office. Paradoxically, however, in today's world, his traits are exactly what make him a stereotypical politician.
