O'Reilly Urges Miffed Trump to Reconsider, Join Fox Debate
By Greg Richter / Newmax
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly scolded Donald Trump on his show Wednesday,
telling the GOP presidential front-runner his skipping the Fox News
debate is not helpful to the country.
"I don't think not showing up at the debate tomorrow night is good for
America," O'Reilly said. "Voters are still assessing you. They need to
see you in high-profile situations."
Trump had scheduled the interview on
"The O'Reilly Factor" last
week and honored his commitment to show up despite his spat with Fox
News, which Trump accused of being childish in taunting him with a press
release that he would face tougher challenges than debate moderator
Megyn Kelly if elected.
Trump told O'Reilly he is wrong and that he was right to walk away from the debate because he was mistreated.
"Frankly, when you are mistreated, as we were with the Iran deal, our country should have walked," he said.
O'Reilly said he believes Trump wants to improve the country, but that
by skipping the debate he loses a chance to convince others of that.