Trump: Kelly Should Apologize To Me

Donald Trump said on MSNBC on Monday that Fox News' Megyn Kelly "should really be apologizing to me, you want to know the truth. And other candidates have said that."

Trump blamed the media for stoking controversy after he said on CNN Friday that Kelly had "blood coming out of her - wherever" at Thursday's debate - apparent ref to menstruation.

Meanwhile, Trump is ramping up his campaign. He'll travel to Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Michigan and elsewhere this week to hire staffers. Also this week, his campaign will put out his first policy position papers, on immigration, veterans, health care, the Second Amendment and the economy.

Trump was scheduled to appear on Fox and Friends Tuesday morning. He avoided Fox News on Monday, but tweeted Monday that president Roger Ailes "assures me that "Trump" will be treated fairly on @FoxNews. His word is always good!". Ailes said in a memo that "the air has been cleared" with Trump.

Roger Ailes just called. He is a great guy & assures me that “Trump” will be treated fairly on @FoxNews. His word is always good!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 10, 2015

TRNS reports Monday, Trump said on Today Show: "Who would say such a thing? I really said nothing because I wanted to get on to jobs and whatever the next subject was. This wasn't meant to be much of an insult." (fascinating - he acknowledges it was an insult, just not "much" of an insult). "She asked me a question that was nasty, and I gave her a pretty tough answer."

Last night, Megyn Kelly opened her Fox News Channel program The Kelly File with a few words about Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, who has spent much of the last few days criticizing Fox News and Kelly over what he saw as unfair treatment during last week’s GOP debate.

Saying she was just back from a weekend at the beach with her family, Kelly jokingly asked if she’d missed anything. Then, addressing the comments Trump has made–including his suggestion Monday morning that Kelly owes him an apology–Kelly said “apparently Mr. Trump thought the question I asked was unfair, and felt that I was attacking him. I felt he was asked a tough, but fair question. We agree to disagree.”

And Democratic Presidential candidate Monday weighed-in on the dust-up..