Trump steps up attacks with 'bimbo' tweet before Fox News debateWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday escalated a fight with Fox News, using the word “bimbo” in a derogatory tweet about anchorwoman Megyn Kelly after pulling out of a debate only days before the first nominating contest of the 2016 campaign. Trump on Tuesday withdrew from the televised encounter, scheduled for Thursday night in Des Moines, Iowa, in irritation at host Fox News (FOXA.O) for allowing Kelly to moderate after her questioning angered him in a debate last year.     The real estate magnate, who is the Republican front-runner to win the nomination for the Nov. 8 presidential election, followed up with another round of insults on Wednesday. “I refuse to call Megyn Kelly a bimbo, because that would not be politically correct,” he wrote on Twitter. “Instead I will only call her a lightweight reporter!” In a later interview on Fox News’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” he told host Bill O’Reilly that she was “highly overrated.” “I have zero respect for Megyn Kelly. I don’t think she’s very good at what she does,” Trump said. Trump’s Republican presidential rivals were quick to criticize the former reality TV star, with U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas blistering him in a series of tweets and accusing him of “trembling at being questioned by Kelly.” At an event in West Des Moines, Iowa, Cruz openly mocked Trump, calling him a “fragile soul” and “gentle,” and renewed his offer to debate Trump one-on-one Saturday evening. “It’s not that he’s afraid of me,” Cruz said to the crowd. “He’s afraid of you. He doesn’t want to answer questions from the men and women of Iowa about how his record doesn’t match what he’s selling.” Another Republican hopeful, U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, told Fox News that he welcomed Trump’s absence from the debate stage because it means “we don’t have to put up with a lot of empty blather and boastfulness and calling people names.” Trump’s decision means the last televised debate before Monday’s Iowa caucuses - which kick off the state-by-state nominating race to choose candidates for the presidential election - will not feature the man who has dominated the Republican race for months and leads many opinion polls. It was seen as a bold gamble. Trump has said that in lieu of his debate participation he will hold a fundraiser for veterans. It will be held at Drake University in Des Moines and begin at the same time Thursday as the Fox debate, according to an invitation his campaign circulated Wednesday evening.  “It’s a risky move; it’s very high profile,” said Craig Robinson, a former Iowa state party official. “But I’m not sure  it will really change anyone’s mind about Trump.”        Trump has been feuding with Fox News since the network hosted the first Republican debate in August, in which Kelly asked Trump about his treatment of women, prompting a stream of insults from the candidate and complaints he was not being treated fairly. He did not renew his attacks on Kelly during an evening rally in Gilbert, South Carolina, but told supporters to watch a rerun of the Fox interview, which he called a “tough interview,” when they got home. Cruz, Trump’s main rival in Iowa, used the hashtag #DuckingDonald to make fun of Trump for ducking out of the debate and tweeted a mocked-up picture of Trump’s head on Scrooge McDuck’s body sitting on a pile of money. Cruz, a conservative and a debating champion in college, tweeted a link to “duckingdonald.com,” which asked visitors to sign a petition in favor of Cruz and Trump having a side debate. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, another Republican presidential contender, described Trump’s decision at such a crucial time as “a big mistake” that calls into question his ability to be president. “Anytime you get a podium and a microphone and 15-20 million people watching in an election campaign, you should take it,” Christie told Boston Herald Radio. Another Republican candidate, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, said he wanted to focus on keeping the party united in order to beat Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, if she becomes the Democratic nominee. “These kinds of theatrics by Ted Cruz and Donald Trump are an entertaining sideshow, but they have nothing to do with defeating Hillary Clinton,” Rubio said. Not every candidate was convinced Trump would follow through on his pledge to stay away. “He apparently is not going to come to the debate, although I’ve got a $20 bet he’ll show up,” former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said at a town hall meeting in response to a question. “Poor little Donald, being treated unfairly,” he said. Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, said Trump was not afraid to debate his rivals or take reporters’ questions. He added that Trump would be happy to debate Cruz if the contest, in which 12 Republicans are vying for their party’s nomination, narrows.  “If it comes down to a two-person race, Donald Trump would be happy to debate him,” Lewandowski told ABC’s “Good Morning America” program. Fox News, in a statement on Tuesday, said it would not “give in to terrorizations toward any of our employees,” but left the door open to Trump attending the debate. The event will be co-hosted by Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google.              “At the end of the day, Mr. Trump is going to have the last laugh,” Lewandowski told MSNBC. (This version of the story corrects 17th paragraph to say Scrooge McDuck, not Donald Duck)     politicsNews
trump steps attacks tweet fox news debatewashington reuters presidential candidate donald trump wednesday escalated fight fox news using word limbo derogatory tweet anchorwoman megan kelly pulling debate days first nominating contest campaign trump tuesday withdrew televised encounter scheduled thursday night des mines iowa irritation host fox news allowing kelly moderate questioning angered debate last year the real estate magnate republican win nomination presidential election followed another round insults wednesday i refuse call megan kelly limbo would politically correct wrote twitter instead i call lightweight reporter in later interview fox news the o really factor told host bill o really highly i zero respect megan kelly i think good trump said trump republican presidential rivals quick criticize former reality tv star senator ted cruz texas listening series tweets accusing troubling questioned at event west des mines iowa cruz openly mocked trump calling fragile soul gentle renewed offer debate trump saturday evening it afraid cruz said crowd he afraid he want answer questions men women iowa record match another republican hopeful senator rand paul kentucky told fox news welcomed trump absence debate stage means put lot empty later boastfulness calling people trump decision means last televised debate monday iowa caucuses kick nominating race choose candidates presidential election feature man dominated republican race months leads many opinion polls it seen bold gamble trump said lieu debate participation hold fundraiser veterans it held drake university des mines begin time thursday fox debate according invitation campaign circulated wednesday evening it risky move high profile said craig robinson former iowa state party official but i sure really change anyone mind trump feuding fox news since network hosted first republican debate august kelly asked trump treatment women prompting stream insults candidate complaints treated fairly he renew attacks kelly evening rally gilbert south carolina told supporters watch rerun fox interview called tough interview got home cruz trump main rival iowa used hashtag duckingdonald make fun trump docking debate tweeted picture trump head scrooge duck body sitting pile money cruz conservative debating champion college tweeted link asked visitors sign petition favor cruz trump side debate new jersey governor chris christie another republican presidential contender described trump decision crucial time big mistake calls question ability president anytime get podium microphone million people watching election campaign take christie told boston herald radio another republican candidate senator marco rubio florida said wanted focus keeping party united order beat hillary clinton former secretary state becomes democratic nominee these kinds theatrical ted cruz donald trump entertaining slideshow nothing defeating hillary clinton rubio said not every candidate convinced trump would follow pledge stay away he apparently going come debate although i got bet show former florida governor jeb bush said town hall meeting response question poor little donald treated unfairly said trump campaign manager corey lewandowski said trump afraid debate rivals take reporters questions he added trump would happy debate cruz contest republicans vying party nomination narrows if comes race donald trump would happy debate lewandowski told abc good morning america program fox news statement tuesday said would give terrorizations toward employees left door open trump attending debate the event alphabet inc google at end day trump going last laugh lewandowski told msnbc this version story corrects paragraph say scrooge duck donald duck politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Trump steps up attacks with 'bimbo' tweet before Fox News debateWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday escalated a fight with Fox News, using the word “bimbo” in a derogatory tweet about anchorwoman Megyn Kelly after pulling out of a debate only days before the first nominating contest of the 2016 campaign. Trump on Tuesday withdrew from the televised encounter, scheduled for Thursday night in Des Moines, Iowa, in irritation at host Fox News (FOXA.O) for allowing Kelly to moderate after her questioning angered him in a debate last year.     The real estate magnate, who is the Republican front-runner to win the nomination for the Nov. 8 presidential election, followed up with another round of insults on Wednesday. “I refuse to call Megyn Kelly a bimbo, because that would not be politically correct,” he wrote on Twitter. “Instead I will only call her a lightweight reporter!” In a later interview on Fox News’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” he told host Bill O’Reilly that she was “highly overrated.” “I have zero respect for Megyn Kelly. I don’t think she’s very good at what she does,” Trump said. Trump’s Republican presidential rivals were quick to criticize the former reality TV star, with U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas blistering him in a series of tweets and accusing him of “trembling at being questioned by Kelly.” At an event in West Des Moines, Iowa, Cruz openly mocked Trump, calling him a “fragile soul” and “gentle,” and renewed his offer to debate Trump one-on-one Saturday evening. “It’s not that he’s afraid of me,” Cruz said to the crowd. “He’s afraid of you. He doesn’t want to answer questions from the men and women of Iowa about how his record doesn’t match what he’s selling.” Another Republican hopeful, U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, told Fox News that he welcomed Trump’s absence from the debate stage because it means “we don’t have to put up with a lot of empty blather and boastfulness and calling people names.” Trump’s decision means the last televised debate before Monday’s Iowa caucuses - which kick off the state-by-state nominating race to choose candidates for the presidential election - will not feature the man who has dominated the Republican race for months and leads many opinion polls. It was seen as a bold gamble. Trump has said that in lieu of his debate participation he will hold a fundraiser for veterans. It will be held at Drake University in Des Moines and begin at the same time Thursday as the Fox debate, according to an invitation his campaign circulated Wednesday evening.  “It’s a risky move; it’s very high profile,” said Craig Robinson, a former Iowa state party official. “But I’m not sure  it will really change anyone’s mind about Trump.”        Trump has been feuding with Fox News since the network hosted the first Republican debate in August, in which Kelly asked Trump about his treatment of women, prompting a stream of insults from the candidate and complaints he was not being treated fairly. He did not renew his attacks on Kelly during an evening rally in Gilbert, South Carolina, but told supporters to watch a rerun of the Fox interview, which he called a “tough interview,” when they got home. Cruz, Trump’s main rival in Iowa, used the hashtag #DuckingDonald to make fun of Trump for ducking out of the debate and tweeted a mocked-up picture of Trump’s head on Scrooge McDuck’s body sitting on a pile of money. Cruz, a conservative and a debating champion in college, tweeted a link to “duckingdonald.com,” which asked visitors to sign a petition in favor of Cruz and Trump having a side debate. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, another Republican presidential contender, described Trump’s decision at such a crucial time as “a big mistake” that calls into question his ability to be president. “Anytime you get a podium and a microphone and 15-20 million people watching in an election campaign, you should take it,” Christie told Boston Herald Radio. Another Republican candidate, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, said he wanted to focus on keeping the party united in order to beat Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, if she becomes the Democratic nominee. “These kinds of theatrics by Ted Cruz and Donald Trump are an entertaining sideshow, but they have nothing to do with defeating Hillary Clinton,” Rubio said. Not every candidate was convinced Trump would follow through on his pledge to stay away. “He apparently is not going to come to the debate, although I’ve got a $20 bet he’ll show up,” former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said at a town hall meeting in response to a question. “Poor little Donald, being treated unfairly,” he said. Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, said Trump was not afraid to debate his rivals or take reporters’ questions. He added that Trump would be happy to debate Cruz if the contest, in which 12 Republicans are vying for their party’s nomination, narrows.  “If it comes down to a two-person race, Donald Trump would be happy to debate him,” Lewandowski told ABC’s “Good Morning America” program. Fox News, in a statement on Tuesday, said it would not “give in to terrorizations toward any of our employees,” but left the door open to Trump attending the debate. The event will be co-hosted by Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google.              “At the end of the day, Mr. Trump is going to have the last laugh,” Lewandowski told MSNBC. (This version of the story corrects 17th paragraph to say Scrooge McDuck, not Donald Duck)     politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: trump steps attacks tweet fox news debatewashington reuters presidential candidate donald trump wednesday escalated fight fox news using word limbo derogatory tweet anchorwoman megan kelly pulling debate days first nominating contest campaign trump tuesday withdrew televised encounter scheduled thursday night des mines iowa irritation host fox news allowing kelly moderate questioning angered debate last year the real estate magnate republican win nomination presidential election followed another round insults wednesday i refuse call megan kelly limbo would politically correct wrote twitter instead i call lightweight reporter in later interview fox news the o really factor told host bill o really highly i zero respect megan kelly i think good trump said trump republican presidential rivals quick criticize former reality tv star senator ted cruz texas listening series tweets accusing troubling questioned at event west des mines iowa cruz openly mocked trump calling fragile soul gentle renewed offer debate trump saturday evening it afraid cruz said crowd he afraid he want answer questions men women iowa record match another republican hopeful senator rand paul kentucky told fox news welcomed trump absence debate stage means put lot empty later boastfulness calling people trump decision means last televised debate monday iowa caucuses kick nominating race choose candidates presidential election feature man dominated republican race months leads many opinion polls it seen bold gamble trump said lieu debate participation hold fundraiser veterans it held drake university des mines begin time thursday fox debate according invitation campaign circulated wednesday evening it risky move high profile said craig robinson former iowa state party official but i sure really change anyone mind trump feuding fox news since network hosted first republican debate august kelly asked trump treatment women prompting stream insults candidate complaints treated fairly he renew attacks kelly evening rally gilbert south carolina told supporters watch rerun fox interview called tough interview got home cruz trump main rival iowa used hashtag duckingdonald make fun trump docking debate tweeted picture trump head scrooge duck body sitting pile money cruz conservative debating champion college tweeted link asked visitors sign petition favor cruz trump side debate new jersey governor chris christie another republican presidential contender described trump decision crucial time big mistake calls question ability president anytime get podium microphone million people watching election campaign take christie told boston herald radio another republican candidate senator marco rubio florida said wanted focus keeping party united order beat hillary clinton former secretary state becomes democratic nominee these kinds theatrical ted cruz donald trump entertaining slideshow nothing defeating hillary clinton rubio said not every candidate convinced trump would follow pledge stay away he apparently going come debate although i got bet show former florida governor jeb bush said town hall meeting response question poor little donald treated unfairly said trump campaign manager corey lewandowski said trump afraid debate rivals take reporters questions he added trump would happy debate cruz contest republicans vying party nomination narrows if comes race donald trump would happy debate lewandowski told abc good morning america program fox news statement tuesday said would give terrorizations toward employees left door open trump attending debate the event alphabet inc google at end day trump going last laugh lewandowski told msnbc this version story corrects paragraph say scrooge duck donald duck politicsnews