--- title: Megyn Kelly Grilled Newt Gingrich on Donald Trump description: The Fox News anchor and former House Speaker sparred over allegations against Trump. Gingrich accused Kelly of being 'fascinated with sex' canonical: https://time.com/4545684/newt-gingrich-megyn-kelly-donald-trump-sex-allegations/ author: Feliz Solomon article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-26T05:12:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:44:20.207Z og:title: Megyn Kelly Grilled Newt Gingrich on Allegations Against Donald Trump og:description: So the former House Speaker accused Kelly of being 'fascinated with sex' og:url: https://time.com/4545684/newt-gingrich-megyn-kelly-donald-trump-sex-allegations/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt823dd9afd60b2f53/6988ab97fb4eac86c588f9f4/gettyimages-507340564.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4000 og:image:height: 2250 og:image:alt: Fox News Sponsors Republican Presidential Candidate Debate Ahead Of Iowa Caucuses og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Megyn Kelly Grilled Newt Gingrich on Allegations Against Donald Trump twitter:description: So the former House Speaker accused Kelly of being 'fascinated with sex' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt823dd9afd60b2f53/6988ab97fb4eac86c588f9f4/gettyimages-507340564.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Megyn Kelly Asked Newt Gingrich If Donald Trump Is a 'Sexual Predator' > Sponsored content. 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Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly waits to begin the Republican presidential candidate debate at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. Bloomberg/Getty Images by [Feliz Solomon](https://time.com/author/feliz-solomon/) ## Feliz Solomon Oct 26, 2016 5:12 AM UTC Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich got into a heated argument on-air Tuesday night, after Kelly questioned Gingrich about allegations of sexual assault against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. When Gingrich blasted media reports of those allegations, Kelly pressed him: “If Trump is a sexual predator…” Gingrich interrupted with a denial, and Kelly pointed out that it was Gingrich’s opinion. “I am sick and tired of people like you using language that’s inflammatory, that’s not true,” an irritated Gingrich said, in reference to the recent media coverage of [11 women](http://time.com/4541817/donald-trump-jessica-drake/) who recently came forward to publicly accuse Trump of non-consensual sexual advances. Kelly responded, “I think your defensiveness on this may speak volumes, sir.” Gingrich continued to argue with the news anchor, who has a history of [highly charged exchanges](http://time.com/4339581/donald-trump-megyn-kelly-bimbo-fox-special/) with Trump and his supporters, accusing her of being “fascinated with sex.” **Read More:** [_Here’s Everything You Need to Know About the Sexual Allegations Against Donald Trump_](http://time.com/4530242/donald-trump-sexual-allegations/) After a brief pause for laughter, Kelly fired back. “You know what, Mr. Speaker? I’m not fascinated by sex,” she said. “But I am fascinated by the protection of women—and understanding what we’re getting in the Oval Office.” Watch the full exchange above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4545684/newt-gingrich-megyn-kelly-donald-trump-sex-allegations/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4545684/newt-gingrich-megyn-kelly-donald-trump-sex-allegations/"},"headline":"Megyn Kelly Asked Newt Gingrich If Donald Trump Is a 'Sexual Predator'","datePublished":"2016-10-26T05:12:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:44:20.207Z","description":"The former House Speaker actually accused Kelly of being 'fascinated with sex'","url":"https://time.com/4545684/newt-gingrich-megyn-kelly-donald-trump-sex-allegations/","keywords":["motto","republicans","2016 Election","Donald Trump","newt gingrich","Megyn Kelly"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt823dd9afd60b2f53/6988ab97fb4eac86c588f9f4/gettyimages-507340564.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Feliz Solomon","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/feliz-solomon/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt823dd9afd60b2f53/6988ab97fb4eac86c588f9f4/gettyimages-507340564.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Fox News Sponsors Republican Presidential Candidate Debate Ahead Of Iowa Caucuses","caption":"Fox News Sponsors Republican Presidential Candidate Debate Ahead Of Iowa Caucuses","creditText":"Bloomberg/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4545684/newt-gingrich-megyn-kelly-donald-trump-sex-allegations/","name":"Megyn Kelly Asked Newt Gingrich If Donald Trump Is a 'Sexual Predator'"}}]}] ```