Megyn Kelly on why Donald Trump is a ‘television producer' at heart
US President Donald Trump has triggered many on the left after he deployed the National Guard in Washington, DC, to crack down on crime in the nation's capital.
'At his heart, Trump is a television producer,' Ms Kelly told Sky News host Paul Murray.
'He comes in front of any camera and he sees what the camera is seeing.'
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