Connie Chung

Well, guilty as charged. I did, and he went on the Joan Rivers show, and at the time she had a talk show. And he said that I was—he used all those words that he is—want to use with some female journalists.

Yeah. And I can't remember the exact words, but that I was basically stupid and didn't ask good questions and all of that. I would see him – my husband is a crazy golfer. You know my husband, Mari Povich, who's been determining the paternity of every child in America? You are the father. You are not the father. Well, in addition to that, my husband is a very good golfer as well.

Yeah. And I can't remember the exact words, but that I was basically stupid and didn't ask good questions and all of that. I would see him – my husband is a crazy golfer. You know my husband, Mari Povich, who's been determining the paternity of every child in America? You are the father. You are not the father. Well, in addition to that, my husband is a very good golfer as well.

Yeah. And I can't remember the exact words, but that I was basically stupid and didn't ask good questions and all of that. I would see him – my husband is a crazy golfer. You know my husband, Mari Povich, who's been determining the paternity of every child in America? You are the father. You are not the father. Well, in addition to that, my husband is a very good golfer as well.

I would see Donald Trump at celebrity golf tournaments in which my husband was playing. And he ghosted me, essentially. It was as if I were invisible. I wasn't there. Maury would say, you know Connie. And I was just...

I would see Donald Trump at celebrity golf tournaments in which my husband was playing. And he ghosted me, essentially. It was as if I were invisible. I wasn't there. Maury would say, you know Connie. And I was just...

I would see Donald Trump at celebrity golf tournaments in which my husband was playing. And he ghosted me, essentially. It was as if I were invisible. I wasn't there. Maury would say, you know Connie. And I was just...

No. No, it wasn't dangerous. It was just fraught with sexism. And, I mean, I think they all saw me as this unusual little toy.

No. No, it wasn't dangerous. It was just fraught with sexism. And, I mean, I think they all saw me as this unusual little toy.

No. No, it wasn't dangerous. It was just fraught with sexism. And, I mean, I think they all saw me as this unusual little toy.

Well, they were surprised when I came up with a story that they didn't have. It was a little competition, you know, and I love the competition. So I just... developed this sense of humor. And what I did was I tried to get them before they got me. And I had this propensity to be much too bawdy. And it was antithetical to what I looked like. You know, I looked like a lotus blossom.

Well, they were surprised when I came up with a story that they didn't have. It was a little competition, you know, and I love the competition. So I just... developed this sense of humor. And what I did was I tried to get them before they got me. And I had this propensity to be much too bawdy. And it was antithetical to what I looked like. You know, I looked like a lotus blossom.

Well, they were surprised when I came up with a story that they didn't have. It was a little competition, you know, and I love the competition. So I just... developed this sense of humor. And what I did was I tried to get them before they got me. And I had this propensity to be much too bawdy. And it was antithetical to what I looked like. You know, I looked like a lotus blossom.

And they were appalled that I had the audacity to use a bad word. But at the same time, they found it very comical.

And they were appalled that I had the audacity to use a bad word. But at the same time, they found it very comical.

And they were appalled that I had the audacity to use a bad word. But at the same time, they found it very comical.

You got it. And when I realized that, and I did, because I... I would call the assignment editor in Washington, the overnight assignment editor, and I'd say, what broke overnight? Or what's on the front page of the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, LA Times, whatever. Whatever he had access to or whatever was released early enough. And I realized that they were getting stories.

You got it. And when I realized that, and I did, because I... I would call the assignment editor in Washington, the overnight assignment editor, and I'd say, what broke overnight? Or what's on the front page of the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, LA Times, whatever. Whatever he had access to or whatever was released early enough. And I realized that they were getting stories.

You got it. And when I realized that, and I did, because I... I would call the assignment editor in Washington, the overnight assignment editor, and I'd say, what broke overnight? Or what's on the front page of the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, LA Times, whatever. Whatever he had access to or whatever was released early enough. And I realized that they were getting stories.

And it suddenly dawned on me that They were saucing up the campaign manager and everyone who worked for the candidate and letting them spill the beans. So I said, end of staying in my room. I'm going down to the bar. And I did. I could drink when I was in college. I learned how to take a few down and still stay sane. I wasn't driving anywhere. which is walking back to my room.