Donald Trump said Megyn Kelly had 'blood coming out of her wherever' during debate

Donald Trump and Megyn Kelly
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Donald Trump repeatedly blasted Fox News' Megyn Kelly after Thursday night's Republican presidential debate. Kelly had asked Trump about his history of calling women derogatory names.

"She gets out and she starts asking me all sorts of ridiculous questions," Trump told CNN's Don Lemon on Friday night. "You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. In my opinion, she was off base."

Trump's comments got him booted from Erick Erickson's RedState Gathering, where he was scheduled to give the keynote Saturday night in Atlanta. Erickson invited Kelly to attend instead.

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"He connects with so much of the anger in the Republican base and is not afraid to be outspoken on a lot of issues," Erickson wrote. "But there are even lines blunt talkers and unprofessional politicians should not cross. Decency is one of those lines."

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.