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CNN is reporting that FOX news personality Megyn Kelly met privately with Donald Trump today.
Donald Trump meets with Megyn Kelly at Trump Tower - Apr. 13, 2016
Anybody want to speculate on the results?
Donald Trump meets with Megyn Kelly at Trump Tower - Apr. 13, 2016
Neither person has shared details about what happened yet. But Trump's intense dislike of Kelly -- whom he has called unfair, overrated and even "crazy" -- has been one of the subplots of his run for president.
So was the face-to-face chat a precursor to a Kelly-Trump interview in the future?
Fox said in a statement Wednesday afternoon that Kelly will discuss "the results" of the meeting on her prime time program Wednesday night.
Kelly is known to be seeking high-profile guests for a Barbara Walters-style prime time special on the Fox broadcast network in May.
Fox's statement concluded with a line seemingly intended to defuse tensions between the two sides.
"Kelly has acknowledged in recent interviews that Trump is a fascinating person to cover and has electrified the Republican base," it said.
Before Fox issued the statement, people with knowledge of the matter told CNNMoney that Kelly reached out to Trump's office to set up the meeting.
It was "on-again, off-again" for a while, before the session ultimately took place, one of the sources said.
Fox News chairman Roger Ailes was not in attendance. But Fox's statement suggested that Ailes had been working behind the scenes on Kelly's behalf.
Anybody want to speculate on the results?