Megyn Kelly Blasts Excessive Media Coverage of Trump: ‘We Have to Worry About Our Souls’

Kyle Drennen | April 14, 2016
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On her Wednesday night show, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly described a recent meeting with Donald Trump to “clear the air” in wake the Republican frontrunner’s months of public attacks against her. However, appearing at the annual Women in the World forum on April 6, Kelly ripped into her media colleagues for their excessive and skewed coverage of the billionaire’s campaign.

Yahoo! News anchor Katie Couric interviewed Kelly at the event, and wondered: “The New York Times reported that Donald Trump’s gotten an estimated $1.9 billion in free media coverage.... And more than a few media executives have said Donald Trump is good for business. Does that – does that comment bother you? Is that really what journalism has come down to, pure business?”