Presidential candidate Donald Trump took fire after saying in an interview that Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, one of the moderators for Thursday night's highly viewed GOP debate, had blood coming out of her eyes and "blood coming out of her wherever."
Viewers quickly interpreted Trump's remark as referring to the debate moderator having her period, a comment that many considered to be out of line and the reason why the real estate mogul got disinvited from conservative activist blogger Erick Erickson's RedState gathering scheduled for Saturday.
However, "The Donald" continued to stand his ground and refused to offer an apology to Kelly, saying he simply meant Kelly was attacking him angrily with her questions, without meaning to imply that she was in such a mood because she was menstruating, according to CNN.
"Who would say that? Do you think I'd make a statement like that? Who would make a statement like that?" Trump said. "Only a sick person would even think about that."
The presidential hopeful said he had nothing against Kelly, although she did ask him "a very, very nasty question," ABC News reports.
"In the middle of her questioning, I brought up a statement [about] Rosie O'Donnell, and the entire place - it was the biggest combination of laughter and applause. The place went crazy," he said. "It interrupted her question, it obviously shook her up a little bit. But she was angry."
About the "blood coming out of her wherever" comment, Trump said he was referring to Kelly's nose and ears.
"I was referring to nose, ears. They're very common statements," he said. "What it means is that a person is angry, very angry. She was very angry."
Trump did not make a big deal out of getting disinvited to Erickson's RedState event, saying Erickson is "a loser" who has supported "many candidates who have lost."
Regarding the network that aired the GOP debate, which was watched by an astounding 24 million viewers, Trump has one thing to say:
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
