It's not what Trump said. It's how the liberal left (looking at you, RINOs) interpreted a single dangling word.
I ran the whole thing past my wife, who hasn't been keeping up with all this, and she never did make the connection, even when I read the exact quote to her three times. I finally had to give her the liberals' definition of the word, 'whatever', and she looked at me like I was nuts.
She's not even a Trump fan, but she thought it was a ridiculous stretch.
I disagree with the assertion that this paints Trump as unsuitable to hold the office of president. Look back through our history, and you'll see dozens of men who are still highly regarded, who were also known to be rough around the edges.
In my view, the perilous times we live in almost demand a leader like that. I don't care a whit about the salt in any real leader's language. I care about his ability to do what's right for the American people.
Stop right here. I posted earlier on another thread that the meaning associated with the term Trump used went right by me. I've been married 29 years and didn't think once that Trump's "blood in her eyes, whereever" had anything to with Megyn Kelly being on her period. I understood the "blood in her eyes" as meaning she saw blood after "hitting" Trump with her question/accusation during the debate. I really didn't associate anything else with Trump's comment.
What I think is frankly very unbecoming of Trump is this stupid "twitter war."
Megyn Kelly pretty much damn'ed herself during the debate, there was really no need for Trump to engage her further and in doing so only turned himself into the "bad guy."
There's a rule in politics about staying out of your opponents way/not saying anything when your opponent is in trouble. Kelly was already in trouble with Conservatives/Trump Supporters. Trump was frankly too stupid to leave that alone. That says alot about his judgement, IMO.
She's not even a Trump fan, but she thought it was a ridiculous stretch.
As do I. The problem isn't what Trump said (re: "blood in her eyes") the problem IMO is what occurred after. It shows a complete lack of good judgement, IMO.