Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and 2016 GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina says she’s appearing on “The View” this Friday — about a week after hosts on the program mocked Mrs. Fiorina’s appearance during the recent GOP debate in Colorado.
“I will face the ladies of ’The View’ for the second time on Friday,” Mrs. Fiorina said Monday on “Fox and Friends.” “I’m looking forward to it.”
“I don’t need an apology … but I think what this points out is that liberals and, unfortunately, that includes liberal women, when they don’t like the message, they attack the messenger,” she said. “So my message to the ladies of ’The View’ is man up.”
“If you want to debate me on policies, the Obama administration, for example, has been bad for women. Planned Parenthood is harvesting baby parts,” she said. “If you don’t like those facts and those messages, man up and debate me on them. But don’t sink to talking about my face.”
Co-host Michelle Collins said last week that Mrs. Fiorina looked “demented,” and the idea of a Fiorina Halloween mask was brought up.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump received significant blowback after he was quoted as making remarks about Mrs. Fiorina’s face in a Rolling Stone interview earlier this year. He later said he was referring to her persona.
Mrs. Fiorina said at the September GOP debate: “I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr. Trump said.”
“I think she’s got a beautiful face, and I think she’s a beautiful woman,” Mr. Trump said in response at that debate.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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