This Is the Expected Question Fox News Started the Debate With [+video]

Fox News host Megyn Kelly began Thursday night’s GOP presidential debate with a softball, asking Ted Cruz to “address the elephant not in the room.”

Kelly, who has been at the center of Trump’s feud with Fox News, asked Cruz to comment on the party front-runner’s decision to skip Thursday’s contest, which has cast a shadow over the final debate before Monday’s caucuses.

Cruz, Trump’s main rival to win on Monday, responded with a series of comments highlighting Trump’s style of insulting his opponents.

“I am a maniac,” Cruz said. “And everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly . . .

“Now that we’ve got the Donald Trump portion out of the way,” Cruz joked, he wanted to thank the people of Iowa for showing him and his family great hospitality over the last year.” (Read more from “This Is the Expected Question Fox News Started the Debate With” HERE)

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