Donald Trump tried sucking up to Megyn Kelly before announcing his presidential run

Megyn Kelly
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Donald Trump didn't always despise Megyn Kelly. Before the Fox News host drew the ire of Trump when she pressed him about past sexist remarks at Fox News' Republican presidential debate — noting that he has called women "fat pigs, dogs, slobs, and disgusting animals" — Kelly tells Vanity Fair that the real estate magnate was trying to get on her good side:

In the past, she says, "he would send me press clippings about me that he would just sign 'Donald Trump.' And he called from time to time to compliment a segment. I didn’t know why he was doing that. And then when he announced that he was running for president, it became more clear. But I can't be wooed. I was never going to love him, and I was never going to hate him." [Vanity Fair]

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