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Their epic on-air exchange during a Republican presidential debate on Aug. 6, 2015, was must-see TV.
That would be an encounter between then-Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, and then-Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump. It drew an audience of 24 million viewers, according to Nielsen at the time, and was deemed “the highest-rated non-sports cable telecast of all time,” according to Variety’s review of the event that year.
Among other things, Ms. Kelly reminded Mr. Trump that he had referred to women he didn’t like as “fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals.”
Mr. Trump later responded by launching assorted colorful criticisms of the anchorwoman.
“She gets out and she starts asking me all sorts of ridiculous questions. You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. In my opinion, she was off base,” Mr. Trump told CNN at the time.
Ms. Kelly responded on social media.
And now, the two are back together again, this time on Sirius XM Radio — which has 34 million subscribers. Ms. Kelly hosts the two-hour “Megyn Kelly Show” on the channel, from noon to 2 p.m. Eastern on weekdays.
The big event is scheduled for Thursday at noon.
“It will be my first interview with the former president in seven years. There is so much to get to, and I’m really looking forward to this. It’s going to be great. It’s going to be spicy, it’s going to be tough but it’s going to be good. And hopefully we’re both going to enjoy it,” Ms. Kelly said in a personal video posted to X, the social-media site formerly known as Twitter.
She expects that Mr. Trump is up for the interview.
“It’s going to be fun,” she said, predicting that he will handle the exchange “perfectly well.”
C-SPAN REMEMBERS 9/11
Count on C-SPAN for class. The public affairs channel offers coverage of significant events marking the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Here’s the schedule for Monday, all Eastern time:
6:46 a.m.: The U.S. flag is unfurled down the side of the Pentagon; available on C-SPAN.org and C-SPAN Now.
8:45 a.m.: The 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony in New York City, available on C-SPAN2, C-SPAN.org and C-SPAN Now.
9 a.m.: The 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark A. Milley mark the observance ceremony at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia.
The programs are available on C-SPAN, C-SPAN.org and C-SPAN Now.
A DESANTIS DAY
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a very energetic presidential candidate. Here is how he spent Saturday according to his campaign, which also noted that Mr. DeSantis has now visited 56 counties in Iowa.
He began his Saturday greeting GOP caucusgoers at the Natural Grind Holistic Health Market and Cafe in Grundy, Iowa. Then he attended the 145th Annual Iowa Firefighters Association Convention in Iowa Falls. Then it was off to the annual “Cy-Hawk” football game between the Iowa State Cyclones and the Iowa Hawkeyes at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, where the governor attended a tailgate party with the Iowa Corn Growers Association and became an associate member of the group.
Mr. DeSantis then attended a second tailgate at the game hosted by Veterans on Duty — a nonprofit group supporting a strong U.S defense. But wait, there’s more.
Mr. DeSantis showed up at the nonprofit Bastion Institute’s tailgate in the company of Sen. Joni Ernst, Iowa Republican, then appeared at the final tailgate of the day, this one hosted by the Iowa State University Wrestling Club.
The governor also managed to meet with several Hawkeye State political luminaries amid his energetic day, including U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson, Randy Feenstra, and Zach Nunn, his campaign said.
During the Cyclones-Hawkeyes game, Mr. DeSantis sat with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and visited with Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Iowa Republican.
On Monday, Mr. DeSantis will meet with families of Sept. 11 victims in New York City to commemorate the solemn 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks, according to the New York Post.
WHAT THEY’RE WEARING
Yes, some pollsters are interested in the sartorial decisions of the typical worker. Gallup has determined what people like to wear to work in this day and age — and here are the results.
“The vast majority of U.S. workers wear casual clothes on the job most days, with more than seven in 10 saying their typical workplace attire is business casual (41%) or more dressed-down, casual street clothes (31%). Another 23% of workers say they wear a uniform at work most days, while just 3% say wearing business professional clothes is their norm,” wrote Megan Brenan, a research consultant at Gallup.
“A slim majority of women, 51%, say they wear business casual clothing such as blouses, dress pants, dressy jeans or skirts most days, while 30% don casual street clothing such as casual jeans, T-shirts or leggings. Fewer women typically go to work in a uniform (14%) or business professional clothing such as suits or suit separates (3%),” she said.
“Men are more divided than women in their work wardrobe, with roughly one-third each saying they wear business casual attire like a shirt and slacks, casual street clothes, or a uniform. Just 3% of men report they regularly wear a suit to work,” Ms. Brenan noted.
This is the fifth time, by the way, that Gallup has asked workers about their wardrobe. The poll of 1,014 U.S. adults who are “employed full time or part-time but who are not self-employed” was conducted by telephone Aug. 1-23.
POLL DU JOUR
• 75% of U.S. adults are “generally pessimistic” about U.S. politics.
• 75% are pessimistic about the cost of goods and services.
• 71% are pessimistic about the prospects for peace and stability in the world.
• 65% are pessimistic about the national economy.
• 62% are pessimistic about extreme weather events and climate issues.
• 61% are pessimistic about the stock market.
• 56% are pessimistic about their “personal freedoms.”
• 49% are pessimistic about the availability of jobs in their community.
• 48% are pessimistic about “efforts” made to counter coronavirus.
SOURCE: A CBS News poll of 2,330 U.S. adults conducted Sept. 5-8.
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