A Donald Trump endorsement from a former Fox News host should not be shocking, till you bear in mind Trump and Kelly’s relationship the primary time he ran for president. In 2016, Kelly was one of many few Republicans prepared to name out Trump for his misogynistic remarks. In return, Trump described her as a “nasty” lady, identical to his opponent Hillary Clinton.
While moderating the GOP major debate in 2015, Kelly requested Trump outright to deal with his historical past of utilizing derogatory phrases to explain ladies. “You’ve referred to as ladies you do not like ‘fats pigs,’ ‘canine,’ ‘slobs,’ and ‘disgusting animals,’” she mentioned. Afterwards, Trump advised Don Lemon on CNN, “You may see there was blood popping out of [Kelly’s] eyes. Blood popping out of her wherever.”
“Nasty” continues to be Trump’s epithet of selection for girls he disagrees with. He’s used it to explain everybody from Meghan Markle to Michelle Obama to Nancy Pelosi to Kamala Harris. In 2016, ladies against Trump reclaimed the insult “nasty lady” as their very own in an act of defiance. And at first, Kelly continued to push Trump on issues of sexism and the accusations in opposition to him of sexual harassment. But by 2024, she was campaigning for Trump.
In her rally speech on November 4, Kelly defended Trump’s claims that he could be a “protector of ladies,” whether or not they prefer it or not. “He obtained mocked by the left by saying he could be a protector of ladies,” she mentioned on stage, per the Associated Press. “He can be a protector of ladies, and it’s why I’m voting for him. He will shut the border, and he’ll preserve the boys out of ladies’s sports activities the place they don’t belong.”
