Megyn Kelly's big prime-time special airs on Fox Tuesday night, and Stephen Colbert asked the Fox News star on Monday's Late Show why she wanted to sit down with Donald Trump, who has been attacking her for nine months. "Well, I mean, that's obvious, right?" Kelly said. "I mean, I feel like a lot of people in the country wanted to see that sit-down. And it had to happen at some point, right? I mean, it's been such a crazy year with him that we had to have just one heart-to-heart, if you will, over what has happened. And then we can move on."
"The one thing that I really wanted to talk to Trump about was temperament, and I think that's the theme of the interview you're going to see tomorrow," Kelly said. "I ask him about his conduct, and about his responsibility now that he has gotten so powerful — you know, he's steps away from the Oval Office, which is something I raise with him. And whether he appreciates that, and the effect that his words have on — forget me — on large groups of people, you know, Mexicans and Muslims. You know, when you have a microphone as big and as powerful as Trump's, whether you need to exercise more restraint."
After Colbert played a clip of the Trump interview, he asked her if Trump supporters have been awful toward her. "There's no question it's been a dark year in many ways," she said. "But there's also been a lot of silver linings. I think when you're tested like that, it shows you who you are, who your friends are, and it's definitely brought my husband and me much closer together." Watch below — and if you don't know much about her career before Trump, you can also watch her tell her story. Peter Weber
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