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The questions of the night are, "Who at Fox is fucking Megyn
Kelly?" and, "Why does she still have a job there?"
There are times when words do not do complete justice to a
moment. Tuesday night’s Newt Gingrich-Megyn Kelly showdown is
one of those times, which is why we’ve included the clip above
of its final moments. (Here's the full interview, from the top.)
Gingrich, on Fox in his role as a Donald Trump surrogate, had
questioned the stories of women who've come forward to accuse
Trump of sexual assault — and the relative importance of the
controversy itself, relative to Hillary Clinton's alleged
misdeeds.
Kelly pushed back. “As a media story, we don’t get to say that
10 women are lying. We have to cover that story, sir,” said the
Fox anchor.
“Sure. Okay. So, so it’s worth 23 minutes of the three networks
to cover that story, and Hillary Clinton had a secret speech in
Brazil to a bank that pays her 225,000 [dollars], saying her
dream is an open border where 600 million people could come to
America — that’s not worth covering …”
“That is worth covering,” interjected Kelly. “And we did.”
Gingrich was still speaking: “… I mean, you want to go back
through the tapes of your show recently, you are fascinated with
sex, and you don’t care about public policy.”
At that point, Kelly glanced up and past the camera, with the
look of someone who wasn’t quite sure she’d heard what she
thought she’d heard, and needed an instant replay on reality.
(We know this look well.)
“Me? Really?” she said, laughing.
“Well, that’s what I get out of watching you tonight,” Gingrich
said.
Cue crosstalk.
KELLY: “You know what, Mr. Speaker, I’m not fascinated by sex.
But I am fascinated by the protection of women …”
GINGRICH: “Okay.”
KELLY: “… and understanding what we’re getting in the Oval
Office …”
GINGRICH: “Okay.”
KELLY: “… and I think the American voters would like to know …”
GINGRICH: “And, therefore, we’re going to send Bill Clinton back
to the East Wing, because after all, you are worried about
sexual predators.”
“Yeah, listen, it’s not about me,” Kelly said. "It’s about the
women and men of America. And the poll numbers show us that the
women of America, in particular, are very concerned about these
allegations and, in large part, believe that they are a real
issue. And don’t dismiss the women …”
And: resume crosstalk.
GINGRICH: “You want to comment, you want to comment …”
KELLY: “… don’t dismiss the women summarily.”
GINGRICH: “… on whether the Clinton — do you want to comment on
whether the Clinton ticket has a relationship to a sexual
predator.”
KELLY: “We on 'The Kelly File' have covered that story as well,
sir. I will tell you, the polls …”
GINGRICH: “No, I just want to hear you use the words. I want to
hear you use the words ‘Bill Clinton, sexual predator.’ I dare
you. [At that point, Gingrich was smiling slightly. Kelly was
not.] “Say ‘Bill Clinton, sexual predator.’”
KELLY: “Mr. Speaker, we’ve covered — excuse me, sir …”
GINGRICH: “Disbarred by the Iowa, by the Arkansas bar.”
KELLY: “Excuse me. excuse me.”
GINGRICH: “Disbarred by the Arkansas bar. Eight hundred fifty
thousand dollar penalty.”
KELLY: “… excuse me, sir. We on 'The Kelly File' have covered
the Clinton matter as well. We’ve hosted Kathleen Willey …”
GINGRICH: “Well, try saying it.”
KELLY: “… we've covered the examples of him being accused as
well, but he’s not on the ticket. And the polls also show that
the American public is less interested …”
GINGRICH: “He’ll be in the, he’ll be in the East Wing.”
KELLY: “… in the deeds of Hillary Clinton’s husband than they
are in the deeds of the man who asks us to make him president,
Donald Trump. We’re going to have to leave it at that, and you
can take your anger issues and spend some time working on them,
Mr. Speaker. Thanks for being here.”
GINGRICH: “And you, too.”
It wasn’t clear whether he was responding to the first half of
Kelly’s farewell, or the second.
The Trump campaign’s social-media director had some early
thoughts.
Dan Scavino Jr. ? @DanScavino
.@MegynKelly made a total fool out of herself tonight- attacking @realDonaldTrump. Watch what happens to her after this election
is over.
6:55 PM - 25 Oct 2016 · Ronald Reagan Washington National
Airport (DCA), United States
2,199 2,199 Retweets 3,573 3,573 likes
Gingrich himself wanted to make sure people had seen the faceoff.
Newt Gingrich ? @newtgingrich
My exchange with @megynkelly tonight
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=sGy5wpY3kMI …
7:52 PM - 25 Oct 2016
4,103 4,103 Retweets 8,535 8,535 likes
Trump himself — whose relationship with Kelly this year has
ranged all the way from ice cold to lukewarm, and back again —
had yet to respond, as of this writing. But the night is still
young.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/25/you- are-fascinated-with-sex-that-megyn-kelly-newt-gingrich-showdown- was-one-for-the-ages/
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