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Republican 2016 U.S. presidential candidate businessman Donald Trump (C) heads to the stage between Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (L) and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R) for the start of the first official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign in Cleveland, Ohio, August 6, 2015.
The Republican presidential candidate went on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Monday, slamming Kelly for asking an "inappropriate" question at last week's first Republican presidential debate.
"The fact is that she asked me a very inappropriate question. She should really be apologizing to me, [if] you want to know the truth," Trump said.
Trump has repeatedly assailed Kelly since she moderated the first Republican primary debate last week. Kelly angered Trump by confronting him with disparaging terms he has used to describe women, including "fat pigs," "dogs," and "slobs."
In his pushback, however, Trump ignited a new media firestorm during a Friday CNN interview by launching what his critic labeled a sexist attack against her.
"You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her wherever," Trump recalled of Kelly's debate performance.
The influential RedState gathering of conservatives responded by demanding Trump apologize and then by disinviting him from its gathering last weekend. However, the real-estate developer isn't backing down:
It amazes me that other networks seem to treat me so much better than @FoxNews. I brought them the biggest ratings in history, & I get zip!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 9, 2015