Megyn Kelly endorses Trump, calling him ‘protector of women’

(PITTSBURGH) -- At the midway point of former President Donald Trump's speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Monday, Megyn Kelly took the stage as a headliner to explain why she's backing Trump.

"He will be a protector of women. And it's why I'm voting for him," Kelly said, suggesting the former president previously got mocked for making a similar statement.

The conservative media personality, who was previously a Fox News host, has had an at-times contentious relationship with the former president over the language he's used to describe women. During the first debate of the 2016 campaign, Kelly as moderator had asked Trump about statements he'd made about women, including calling some derogatory names.

Eight years later, Kelly was on the stage in Pennsylvania on Monday helping Trump deliver what would be his final message before Election Day. Kelly suggested on Monday that she supports Trump because he takes care of the common man.

"He will look out for our boys to our forgotten boys and our forgotten men. Guys like you," she said, adding, "Who maybe have a beer after work and don't want to be judged by people like Oprah and Beyonce, who will never have to face the consequences of her disastrous economic policies."

At one point, Kelly pointed to disagreeing with the "left's version of masculinity," mentioning advertisements in support of Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign that called for women to vote for Harris without their husbands' knowledge.

"You see that ad they did about Trump voters trying to encourage women to lie to their husbands so that they could vote for her instead of Trump," Kelly said. "That's their version of what marriage looks like, an overbearing husband who bullies his wife into saying she voted one way as opposed to an honest, open relationship."

She added, "Oh wait, I'm talking about Kamala and Doug," referencing the vice president's husband, Doug Emhoff. "I'm not into their version of toxic masculinity or new masculinity. I prefer the old version," Kelly said, alluding to Trump.

"I prefer a president who understands how to be strong and how to fight. I hope all of you do what I did last week. Vote Trump and get ten friends to vote Trump to."

ABC News' Jon Karl contributed to this report.

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