Newt Gingrich to Megyn Kelly on Fox News: 'You are fascinated with sex'
Megyn Kelly and Newt Gingrich locked horns Tuesday night in a Fox News segment that ended with an argument over the term "sexual predator."
It started off with a debate over whether Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump still had a chance to win the election.
Kelly said that if "Donald Trump is a sexual predator, that’s a big story."
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Gingrich seemed livid, telling Kelly, "I'm sick and tired of people like you using language that's inflammatory."
After Kelly mentioned the accusations of sexual misconduct against Trump, Gingrich accused her of not covering a 2013 speech Hillary Clinton gave to Brazilian bankers. Kelly refuted that claim.
"You wanna go back through the tapes of your show recently?" Gingrich said. "You are fascinated with sex and you don’t care about public policy! That’s what I get out of watching you tonight!"
The segment ended with Gingrich yelling, "I want hear you to say the words Bill Clinton, sexual predator. I dare you."
Depending on your political affiliation, this was either an example of Kelly keeping her cool, as Gingrich lost it...
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... or Gingrich schooling Kelly on live TV.
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Keith Wagstaff is an assistant editor at Mashable and a terrible Settlers of Catan player. He has written for TIME, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, NBC News, The Village Voice, VICE, GQ and New York Magazine, among many other reputable and not-so-reputable publications. After nearly a decade in New York City, he now lives in his native Los Angeles.
