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Donald Trump's Most Ridiculous Quotes_ by [Carrie Dann / NBC](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## Carrie Dann / NBC Aug 10, 2015 6:57 PM UTC by [Carrie Dann / NBC](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## Carrie Dann / NBC Aug 10, 2015 6:57 PM UTC Donald Trump says that he’s been assured “fair” treatment by Fox News after a conversation with the network’s president, Roger Ailes. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/630764447716540417) Trump’s claim comes just hours after he told MSNBC that he would not respond to questions about whether or not he’d spoken with Fox News brass about his feud with anchor Megyn Kelly. 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