And Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has sparked outrage with his comments implying that Fox News debate moderator Megyn Kelly was asking him tough questions during the first presidential debate because she was having her period. He made the comments speaking on CNN Friday.
Donald Trump: “She gets out, and she starts asking me all sorts of ridiculous questions. And, you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her, wherever.”
Following the comments, Trump was disinvited from a conservative event in Atlanta, where he was slated to be the keynote speaker. The organizer of the RedState Gathering event, Erick Erickson, explained his decision.
Erick Erickson: “So, after all of this was over, Mr. Trump went on Twitter and said that I was a weak and pathetic leader, which is OK. I actually think it’s really weak and pathetic to take a tough question from a journalist and assume she’s having her period and that’s why she asked you a tough question.”
Among the many to criticize Trump for the comments is Republican candidate Carly Fiorina. Trump fired back at Fiorina, writing on Twitter that she gives him “a massive headache.”