Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump denied that he had ever called female adversaries some of the words Fox News host Megyn Kelly listed at the first GOP debate — "fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals." In fact, he has used all of those terms.
During the first debate, Kelly asked about the "downsides" of Trump speaking his mind "when it comes to women."
Kelly: You've called women you don't like fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals. Your Twitter account …
Trump: Only Rosie O'Donnell.
Kelly: No, it wasn't. Your Twitter account …
Kelly: … For the record, it was well beyond Rosie O'Donnell.
Trump: Yes, I'm sure it was.
During the debate, Trump said that with some of the comments Kelly referred to "it's fun, it's kidding," and he said the country has a problem with "being politically correct."
Asked about the exchange on NBC's Meet the Press on Aug. 9, Trump responded, in part, "Well, some of the things that she said I didn't say, OK."
That defense echoes comments made on ABC's Good Morning America the day after the debate: "You know, some of the statements she made about the women, I don't recognize those words whatsoever."
We reached out to Trump's campaign to see which of the words he took issue with, but we did not get a response. We also reached out to Fox News, to get some backup material on each of the terms Kelly cited. It turns out the question was well-vetted.
We'll take each claim one-by-one.
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