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 Trump told CNN he would probably participate, but added: “I'm not
100 percent; I'll see. If I think I'm going to be treated unfairly,
I'll do something else. But I don't think she can treat me fairly,
actually, I think she's very biased. But that doesn't mean I don't
do the debate."
Trump added he had won every debate so far. "So I want to do the
debates, they're good for me, but I don't think she can treat me
fairly and I'm not a big fan of hers. Maybe I know too much about
her."
Thursday's debate, also co-hosted by Google <GOOGL.O>, is the last
one before the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses, the first contest in the
nomination race for the Nov. 8 presidential election.
 Later on Monday, Fox News responded to Trump's remarks in an emailed
statement it attributed to a network spokesperson.
"Sooner or later Donald Trump, even if he’s president, is going to
have to learn that he doesn’t get to pick the journalists - we’re
very surprised he’s willing to show that much fear about being
questioned by Megyn Kelly.”
Following a debate hosted by Fox News last August, the real estate
billionaire accused the network and Kelly of asking him tougher
questions than those asked of the other candidates. Kelly responded
that probing questions were part of her job.
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Trump also drew criticism at the time for comments that many people
interpreted as suggesting that Kelly was affected by hormones during
the debate.
Trump's blunt speaking style has boosted ratings for the Republican
presidential debates. The August debate on Fox News drew 24 million
viewers, a record for a presidential primary debate and the highest
non-sports telecast in cable TV history.
(Reporting by Eric Walsh in Washington; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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