John Minchillo / AP
Donald Trump escalated his feud with Fox News host Megyn Kelly on Friday, calling for a boycott of her program and attacking the journalist as "sick" and "overrated."
Trump's call to boycott The Kelly File is just the latest in what has been a continuous squabble between the leading Republican presidential candidate and one of the most recognizable faces on cable news.
From early on in the presidential primaries, Trump has publicly clashed with and complained about Kelly almost as often as he has with his political rivals.
Trump's statement came shortly after More Magazine published an interview with the journalist titled, "Megyn Kelly: The Bully Slayer."
In it, Kelly suggested her Fox News colleague Bill O'Reilly should have defended her more fiercely from statements Trump made about her on his show.
"I do wish that O'Reilly had defended me more in his interview with Trump," she said. "I would have defended him more."
The ongoing dispute between Kelly and Trump has been ongoing since August, after the candidate claimed he was treated unfairly during a presidential debate.
Trump subsequently stated Kelly had "blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever."
On Twitter Trump has continued to call the Kelly "Crazy Megyn" and claim that she is "anti-Trump."
Kelly has ignored much of Trump's comments, but in August said:
"I certainly will not apologize for doing good journalism," she said. "So I'll continue doing my job without fear or favor. And Mr. Trump, I expect, will continue with what has been a successful campaign so far.
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