Former President Trump expressed regret for not going after ABC News anchors David Muir and Linsey Davis during last week’s presidential debate. »I think my only regret is that I wanted to be elegant, and I didn’t want to go after the anchors. I wish I did, in a way, » Trump said during an appearance Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s « Gutfeld! » « I was very unfairly treated by the anchor. I’m not fans of those guys anymore – and his hair was better five years ago, » Trump quipped, referring to Muir, adding, « That happens with the clock. »TRUMP TO APPEAR ON FOX NEWS CHANNEL’S ‘GUTFELD!’ WEDNESDAY NIGHTCritics railed against Muir and Davis for repeatedly fact-checking Trump during the debate while going easy on Vice President Kamala Harris. « They didn’t correct her once, and they corrected me- everything I said, practically, » Trump said. ABC DEBATE MODERATORS SPARK FURY FOR AGGRESSIVE FACT-CHECKING OF TRUMP, EASY TREATMENT OF HARRISThe former president knocked the « fake news » for its fawning praise of Harris’ debate performance, accusing her of producing a « word salad » during her first response after she was asked whether Americans are better off financially now than four years ago. »If I were Winston Churchill- he was a great debater, by the way, and an elegant debater. If I were Winston Churchill, they would say, ‘Well, he was okay, but he wasn’t special tonight,' » Trump said.TRUMP APPEARS TO LEAVE DOOR OPEN FOR SECOND DEBATE WITH HARRIS: ‘MAYBE IF I GOT IN THE RIGHT MOOD’CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPTrump also addressed Sunday’s assassination attempt against him, joking to Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld, « I always said golf is a very dangerous game. » »The Secret Service did a great job, » Trump later said. « They saw the barrel of a gun. A big gun. And it came out through bushes. How many people would see that? »Trump also praised the woman who spotted would-be assassin Ryan Wesley Routh fleeing from the scene and took photos of his license plate, calling her a « heroine. »
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Trump says he regrets not ‘going after’ ABC moderators during debate: ‘I wish I did’
