Gretchen Carlson Rips Eric Trump on Harassment Comments

Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson took to Twitter Tuesday to slap back at Eric Trump's comments that his sister Ivanka was "a strong person" who would not "allow herself" to be subjected to sexual harassment.

Carlson filed a lawsuit last month accusing former Fox News chief Roger Ailes of sexual harassment and discrimination.

Ailes, 76, who founded Fox News Channel in 1996, resigned in the wake of the litigation. He remains a consultant to the cable network through 2018.

Here is Carlson's post:

Sad in 2016 we're still victim blaming women. Trust me I'm strong. #StandWithGretchen https://t.co/e2GxTaHZLN

— Gretchen Carlson (@GretchenCarlson) August 2, 2016

In an interview on "CBS This Morning" earlier Tuesday, Eric Trump said of his sister: "I think what he's saying is, Ivanka is a strong, powerful woman, she wouldn't allow herself to be [subjected] to it … and I think she would, as a strong person; at the same time, I don't think she would allow herself to be subjected to that."

Another Fox News host Megyn Kelly, who told Fox investigators that Ailes had harassed her when she was a network reporter 10 years ago, posted a one-word tweet:

Sigh. https://t.co/dj6rtOa8ta

— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) August 2, 2016

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