Roger Ailes: Trump 'Attack' on Kelly 'Unacceptable as it is Disturbing'

Ailes defends his host.

The “will he won’t he” wait is over.

Fox News chairman Roger Ailes responded to Donald Trump‘s tweets about Megyn Kelly in a statement calling Trump out for his “surprise and unprovoked attack” on the Fox News host.

Ailes went on to defend Kelly:

Megyn Kelly represents the very best of American journalism and all of us at FOX News Channel reject the crude and irresponsible attempts to suggest otherwise. I could not be more proud of Megyn for her professionalism and class in the face of all of Mr.

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