# Is Trump's pettiness over Megyn Kelly going to hurt him \[plus Ramos incident\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [August 25, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891 "2015-08-25T21:48:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/21 "2015-08-26T01:45:51Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I don’t like Trump a lot of things about Trump, but you are wrong about the indecision. It shows that he’s mature and fair. Not what I saw, Trump was nearly whining when other reporters made notice of how he was looking (like a chicken). Then he relented and left Ramos in. > [@TriPolar](#): > > He’s trying to attract cranks because he knows he needs their votes, but he is playing with fire and that shows that he’s immature and unfair. So now you’re left with telling me which candidates can show even partial maturity and fairness. I’ll accept Sanders as an answer. Any other answer is wrong. And I kinda agree, but Sanders has similar limitations when the contest will go to the primaries as Trump has. If Trump is the Republican candidate then even Sanders is likely to win but I do think that Hillary will attract a lot of the republicans that can not stomach to see Trump in the White house. Because there is, believe it or not, a good number of Republicans that are reasonable. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/22 "2015-08-26T11:35:03Z")
Yes, it will hurt him some. And it should. He’s being a dick. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/23 "2015-08-26T12:43:05Z")
I think it could hurt him. Megyn Kelly is popular and well liked by Fox viewers, so he better behave if he doesn’t want to lose the votes of those viewers. I think Mr. Ramos was making statements more than asking questions, but Trump handled it in his typical rude fashion. And Trump later claimed he didn’t know who the guy was, but that’s not at all true. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/24 "2015-08-26T12:57:57Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I don’t like Trump a lot of things about Trump, but you are wrong about the indecision. It shows that he’s mature and fair. He’s trying to attract cranks because he knows he needs their votes, but he is playing with fire and that shows that he’s immature and unfair. So now you’re left with telling me which candidates can show even partial maturity and fairness. I’ll accept Sanders as an answer. Any other answer is wrong. His birtherism shows extreme immaturity. And idiocy, and gullibility, and paranoia, and many other things, none of them good. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/25 "2015-08-26T12:59:17Z")
Fox viewers have been shown to be more than ready to turn on Megyn Kelly in her first dustup with Trump, there’s no reason to suggest they’ll take her side this time either. Perhaps a bigger story, though largely unnoticed, was that Trump barred a reporter from the Des Moines Register at his event, in retaliation for a negative editorial from that paper. About Ramos: Trump showed he can’t handle criticism and resorts to bully mode whenever his wisdom is questioned. He seems a bit like Kim Jong Un in that respect, though Ramos doesn’t catch as much flak as some of the North Koreans who question Un. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/26 "2015-08-26T13:03:23Z")
It’s been clear for some time that a good number of GOPers are looking for a candidate who’s a bully and an asshole. Christie got squeezed out because he wasn’t as effective an asshole as Walker, and same thing’s happened to Walker with Trump. Short version: in the bully/asshole sweepstakes, Trump \> Walker \> Christie. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/27 "2015-08-26T13:06:40Z")
**BobLimDem** , I see what you did there. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/28 "2015-08-26T13:09:29Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > **BobLimDem** , I see what you did there. Thanks I thought it might be too subtle. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/29 "2015-08-26T13:14:34Z")
Hello, America! It’s time to play “Asshole, Jackoff, Scumbag!” ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/30 "2015-08-26T14:10:04Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > Of all the stuff he has done, the fact that he seems so butthurt and petty about Megyn Kelly seems like it might make him come across as too emotionally fragile to be president. > > Could this be what drops him in the polls, or at this point is it just another thing he has done? Trump responded to a question posed by a reporter. If you don’t want Trump to mention Kelly, then you should be asking the reporters to stop asking Trump about Kelly. Kelly has been very professional about the dust up over the questioning during the GOP debate. She’s not the one who’s been driving the story. The same media outlets who falsely claimed that Trump must have been referring to Kelly’s menstruation are the ones who are trying to keep this non-feud alive and in the public eye. I have no idea how you could possibly come to the conclusion that Trump is someone who is too emotionally fragile to be president. ---
**Author:** ![Bimmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/db5fbb/32.png) [@Bimmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bimmer)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/31 "2015-08-26T14:15:12Z")
Ramos was attempting to make a speech not asking a question. Ramos had to promise to behave himself then he was allowed back in. Trump handled it perfectly. Trump has better be careful with Kelly. Roger is not someone even Trump want’s to fuck with. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/32 "2015-08-26T14:16:08Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > I have no idea how you could possibly come to the conclusion that Trump is someone who is too emotionally fragile to be president. Someone so weak that they’re incapable of apologizing is not nearly tough enough to be president. Refusing to apologize ever is a sign of extreme weakness, not strength. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/33 "2015-08-26T14:19:43Z")
NM. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/34 "2015-08-26T14:31:01Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > Maybe I misread it. I felt like his not letting the issue go came across as him being very thin skinned and easy to rattle… Trump: [“When People Treat Me Badly I Don’t Let Them Forget It”](http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/08/25/trump_fox_treats_me_terribly_when_people_treat_me_badly_i_dont_let_them_forget_it.html) This is SOP for Trump, whose philosophy is to hit back twice as hard or several times as hard when someone hits or tries to screw him over. It keeps people from doing it again and serves as a warning to those who might decide to try it themselves. So not thin-skinned at all. Exactly the opposite. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/35 "2015-08-26T14:34:37Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > Trump: [“When People Treat Me Badly I Don’t Let Them Forget It”](http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/08/25/trump_fox_treats_me_terribly_when_people_treat_me_badly_i_dont_let_them_forget_it.html) > > This is SOP for Trump, whose philosophy is to hit back twice as hard or several times as hard when someone hits or tries to screw him over. It keeps people from doing it again and serves as a warning to those who might decide to try it themselves. > > So not thin-skinned at all. Exactly the opposite. Nooo-that is exactly how thin-skinned people [over]react. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/36 "2015-08-26T14:37:41Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > Trump: [“When People Treat Me Badly I Don’t Let Them Forget It”](http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/08/25/trump_fox_treats_me_terribly_when_people_treat_me_badly_i_dont_let_them_forget_it.html) > > This is SOP for Trump, whose philosophy is to hit back twice as hard or several times as hard when someone hits or tries to screw him over. It keeps people from doing it again and serves as a warning to those who might decide to try it themselves. > > So not thin-skinned at all. Exactly the opposite. That sounds exactly like how thin-skinned people react. Thick-skinned people generally don’t care about stuff like that, or laugh about it and brush it off. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/37 "2015-08-26T15:23:51Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > Trump: [“When People Treat Me Badly I Don’t Let Them Forget It”](http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/08/25/trump_fox_treats_me_terribly_when_people_treat_me_badly_i_dont_let_them_forget_it.html) > > This is SOP for Trump, whose philosophy is to hit back twice as hard or several times as hard when someone hits or tries to screw him over. It keeps people from doing it again and serves as a warning to those who might decide to try it themselves. > > So not thin-skinned at all. Exactly the opposite. Nope, thin-skinned. And if he regards every tough question as an attack–perhaps he ought to learn how to deal with people who aren’t yes-men. Still, Go Trump! If the GOP doesn’t nominate him, I encourage him to run as a Third Party candidate.\* The Trumpery Party?\* ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/38 "2015-08-26T15:34:32Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > Trump: [“When People Treat Me Badly I Don’t Let Them Forget It”](http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/08/25/trump_fox_treats_me_terribly_when_people_treat_me_badly_i_dont_let_them_forget_it.html) > > This is SOP for Trump, whose philosophy is to hit back twice as hard or several times as hard when someone hits or tries to screw him over. It keeps people from doing it again and serves as a warning to those who might decide to try it themselves. > > So not thin-skinned at all. Exactly the opposite. Trump is a counter-puncher. It’s the people who whine that Trump punches back are the ones who are thin-skinned. _Donald hit me. But you hit him first. But he hit me back! That’s not fair. I’m telling Mom._ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/39 "2015-08-26T15:35:54Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > Trump: [“When People Treat Me Badly I Don’t Let Them Forget It”](http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/08/25/trump_fox_treats_me_terribly_when_people_treat_me_badly_i_dont_let_them_forget_it.html) > > This is SOP for Trump, whose philosophy is to hit back twice as hard or several times as hard when someone hits or tries to screw him over. It keeps people from doing it again and serves as a warning to those who might decide to try it themselves. > > So not thin-skinned at all. Exactly the opposite. > [@Czarcasm](#): > > Nooo-that is exactly how thin-skinned people [over]react. Indeed, that’s pretty much the definition of thin-skinned. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/40 "2015-08-26T15:36:41Z")
Heh, liberals supporting Trump is like Fundamentalist Christians supporting Israel - it’s all just in hopes of destruction. Of course the liberals prefer the destruction be limited to the Republican Party and not the entire universe. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891.md?page=3)