Megyn Kelly reportedly suspected Donald Trump of poisoning her

Megyn Kelly thinks Donald Trump may have poisoned her.
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Donald Trump was none too pleased when he faced tough questions from Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly during last summer's Republican debate; he famously claimed that she had "blood coming out of her wherever" when moderating. A new report from New York, though, might suggest Trump tried to wiggle out of Kelly's tough interrogating before the debate even began:

... Kelly had even begun to speculate, according to one Fox source, that Trump might have been responsible for her getting violently ill before the debate last summer. Could he have paid someone to slip something into her coffee that morning in Cleveland? she wondered to colleagues. [New York]

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.