CLEVELAND ¨C Donald Trump¡¯s caustic confrontation with Fox News Channel presenter Megyn Kelly at Thursday¡¯s Republican presidential debate couldn¡¯t have come at a less opportune time for a party trying to increase its appeal to women voters.
Kelly, a debate moderator, grilled Trump on his history of debasing statements about women. Trump appeared unapologetic, dismissing the critique as ¡°political correctness,¡± and accused Kelly of mistreating him.
Democrats were quick to try and seize advantage. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, ripped Trump¡¯s comments as ¡°disgusting and misogynistic¡± and assailed those in the debate audience who applauded him.
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