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| Donald Trump axed from event over Megyn Kelly blood comment | Donald Trump axed from event over Megyn Kelly blood comment |
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| A major US conservative forum has dropped Donald Trump as a speaker, saying it was unacceptable for him to suggest that a journalist was tough on him because she was menstruating. | A major US conservative forum has dropped Donald Trump as a speaker, saying it was unacceptable for him to suggest that a journalist was tough on him because she was menstruating. |
| Mr Trump said Megyn Kelly of Fox News "had blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever". | Mr Trump said Megyn Kelly of Fox News "had blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever". |
| Ms Kelly had challenged him on remarks he made about women during a TV debate. | |
| Amid the controversy it emerged that Mr Trump's top political adviser had left his campaign. | |
| Mr Trump said he had sacked Roger Stone. But Mr Stone later tweeted that the Republican contender "didn't fire me - I fired Trump", adding that he disagreed with the "diversion" created by the comments about Ms Kelly. | |
| Mr Trump was one of 10 Republican presidential candidates in a TV debate co-hosted by Ms Kelly on Thursday, which was watched by a record 24 million people. | Mr Trump was one of 10 Republican presidential candidates in a TV debate co-hosted by Ms Kelly on Thursday, which was watched by a record 24 million people. |
| Early on in the debate, Ms Kelly asked him why voters should elect a man who has called women "fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals". | Early on in the debate, Ms Kelly asked him why voters should elect a man who has called women "fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals". |
| Mr Trump joked that he only said that about TV personality Rosie O'Donnell before adding: "I don't have time for total political correctness." | Mr Trump joked that he only said that about TV personality Rosie O'Donnell before adding: "I don't have time for total political correctness." |
| After the debate, he took to Twitter to say Ms Kelly had "really bombed" and that she hadn't been "very good or professional". | After the debate, he took to Twitter to say Ms Kelly had "really bombed" and that she hadn't been "very good or professional". |
| Speaking on CNN, he said Ms Kelly was "a lightweight" and that he "couldn't care less about her", before making the comment about blood. | Speaking on CNN, he said Ms Kelly was "a lightweight" and that he "couldn't care less about her", before making the comment about blood. |
| Conservative group RedState said Mr Trump was implying she was hormonal. Mr Trump later denied this in a tweet. | |
| "Re Megyn Kelly quote: 'you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever' (NOSE)," he wrote. | |
| A later statement from his campaign said "only a deviant" would think Mr Trump meant anything else. | |
| Analysis: Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Atlanta | Analysis: Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Atlanta |
| Could this be the moment Donald Trump has finally gone too far? | Could this be the moment Donald Trump has finally gone too far? |
| The prediction has been made many times before, but his disinvitation from the RedState conference here in Atlanta shows that the grass-roots conservative movement may be joining the party establishment in turning against the real estate mogul. | The prediction has been made many times before, but his disinvitation from the RedState conference here in Atlanta shows that the grass-roots conservative movement may be joining the party establishment in turning against the real estate mogul. |
| On Friday morning RedState host Erick Erickson took the stage to explain his decision, saying he didn't want his daughter to be in the same room with Trump. | On Friday morning RedState host Erick Erickson took the stage to explain his decision, saying he didn't want his daughter to be in the same room with Trump. |
| "It's not political correctness," he added, "it's common decency." | "It's not political correctness," he added, "it's common decency." |
| Talk in the hallways outside the conference echoed these concerns. | Talk in the hallways outside the conference echoed these concerns. |
| "It's a question whether he really was a Republican in the first place," said Casey Mattox, a lawyer from Washington, DC. "That, on top of the comments he's made that I think were really offensive, make it the right decision not to associate with him." | "It's a question whether he really was a Republican in the first place," said Casey Mattox, a lawyer from Washington, DC. "That, on top of the comments he's made that I think were really offensive, make it the right decision not to associate with him." |
| After his Saturday morning speech, presidential candidate Mike Huckabee defended Megyn Kelly, calling her a "remarkable woman" who shouldn't be tangled with. | After his Saturday morning speech, presidential candidate Mike Huckabee defended Megyn Kelly, calling her a "remarkable woman" who shouldn't be tangled with. |
| There's an old saying that one ought not to pick fights with newspapers because they buy ink by the barrel. | There's an old saying that one ought not to pick fights with newspapers because they buy ink by the barrel. |
| A similar point could be made about challenging much-loved television news hosts who appear on air every day. | A similar point could be made about challenging much-loved television news hosts who appear on air every day. |
| Top Trump quotes from debate | Top Trump quotes from debate |
| Debate's winners and losers | Debate's winners and losers |
| Meet all the 2016 hopefuls | Meet all the 2016 hopefuls |
| In a statement, RedState chief and powerful conservative activist Erick Erickson said "there are even lines blunt talkers [...] should not cross". | In a statement, RedState chief and powerful conservative activist Erick Erickson said "there are even lines blunt talkers [...] should not cross". |
| "It is unfortunate to have to disinvite him. But I just don't want someone on stage who gets a hostile question from a lady and his first inclination is to imply it was hormonal," he added. | "It is unfortunate to have to disinvite him. But I just don't want someone on stage who gets a hostile question from a lady and his first inclination is to imply it was hormonal," he added. |
| "There is no way to otherwise interpret Mr Trump's comment," he said. | "There is no way to otherwise interpret Mr Trump's comment," he said. |
| Carly Fiorina, the only female Republican candidate, joined the criticism of Mr Trump, tweeting : "There. Is. No. Excuse" shortly after the CNN interview. | Carly Fiorina, the only female Republican candidate, joined the criticism of Mr Trump, tweeting : "There. Is. No. Excuse" shortly after the CNN interview. |
| She then tweeted: "I stand with @megynkelly." | She then tweeted: "I stand with @megynkelly." |
| Mr Trump's campaign responded to RedState's move by saying it was "another example of weakness through being politically correct". | Mr Trump's campaign responded to RedState's move by saying it was "another example of weakness through being politically correct". |
| Mr Trump is ahead of the 16 other Republican candidates in several recent polls despite making several controversial remarks since launching his president campaign. | Mr Trump is ahead of the 16 other Republican candidates in several recent polls despite making several controversial remarks since launching his president campaign. |