{"id":2405498,"date":"2025-02-22T12:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T17:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombshell-kathie-lee-gifford-recalls-time-donald-trump-saved-her-and-her-baby-from-murderer-rapist\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T12:57:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T17:57:35","slug":"bombshell-kathie-lee-gifford-recalls-time-donald-trump-saved-her-and-her-baby-from-murderer-rapist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombshell-kathie-lee-gifford-recalls-time-donald-trump-saved-her-and-her-baby-from-murderer-rapist\/","title":{"rendered":"Bombshell: Kathie Lee Gifford Recalls Time Donald Trump Saved Her and Her Baby from &#8216;Murderer,&#8217; &#8216;Rapist&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbombshell-kathie-lee-gifford-recalls-time-donald-trump-saved-her-and-her-baby-from-murderer-rapist%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2405498&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In\u200c a recent interview with Sage Steele, Kathie Lee Gifford shared a personal story about how Donald Trump came to \u2062her aid during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-of-emergency-declared-in-44-counties-as-winter-storm-hits-northeast-region\/\" title=\"State of emergency declared in 44 counties as winter storm hits Northeast region\">threatening situation<\/a> in the \u200d1990s.Gifford, a prominent\u2063 television host at the time, \u2062recounted an incident when she was stalked by a dangerous individual\u200d shortly after giving birth to her daughter, Cassidy. Following a warning from the FBI\u2063 about the threat,her \u200chusband,Frank\u2062 Gifford,reached out to Trump for \u200dhelp. Trump reassured him\u2064 that he would protect Gifford and her daughter. He \u200barranged for\u2064 a\u200b helicopter to ensure \u2062their safety and\u200c provided\u200c security \u200cduring\u200c the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, where the stalking was a concern. gifford only \u200drealized the full \u2062extent\u200d of the danger on the \u2064last day of the event when she saw a\u200c newspaper headline about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-tech-under-more-fire-for-removing-president-trumps-accounts\/\" title=\"Big Tech under more fire for removing President ...\u2019s accounts\">death threats<\/a> against \u2062her. Reflecting on the experience, Gifford \u200bexpressed her gratitude towards Trump, stating that he saved her life and\u2063 her daughter\u2019s life, shaping her positive view of \u2064him throughout the years.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of America&rsquo;s best-known <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brady-bunch-to-recreate-episode-with-rupaul-drag-race-cast-for-pride-month-special\/\" title=\"\u2018Brady Bunch\u2019 To Recreate Episode With RuPaul, \u2018Drag Race\u2019 Cast For Pride Month Special\">television personalities<\/a> has gone public with a chapter in her life that has gotten little attention, and the most famous man in American politics plays a big role.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview with&nbsp;conservative and former ESPN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sage-steele-offers-powerful-words-espn-fires-host-defended-sanctity-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commentator Sage Steele<\/a> published Friday, longtime morning TV host and Kathie Lee Gifford recounted how Donald Trump protected her from a demented stalker in the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>And how it shaped her view of the man who is now president today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kathie Lee Gifford | The Sage Steele Show\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tWZS07Tbj-Q?start=505&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The incident occurred in 1990s, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/kathie-lee-gifford-says-trump-saved-her-from-psychopathic-murderer-after-she-received-death-threat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-kathie-lee-gifford-wraps-up-11-years-with-nbcs-today-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gifford<\/a> was hosting the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>She had just given birth to her daughter, Cassidy, less than two months before, and her now-late husband, the now-deceased NFL great Frank Gifford received a phone call from the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>She said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-americans-unload-on-cnns-brian-stelter-during-live-call-in-on-c-span\/\" title=\"WATCH: Americans Unload On CNN\u2019s Brian Stelter During Live Call...In\u00a0On C...Span\">caller told<\/a> her husband a &ldquo;psychopathic murderer, a rapist and murderer&rdquo; had raped and tortured his own aunt &mdash; and was now hunting the new mom.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI advised Frank Gifford that the couple should keep their normal schedules to avoid alerting the criminal that they knew about the threat, and to let the FBI handle it from there.<\/p>\n<p>Frank Gifford agreed on one condition, she said, that he make a phone call to Donald Trump. Gifford said Trump told her husband:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Frank, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t you worry about it. I&rsquo;ve got your girls. I&rsquo;ve got your girls. And don&rsquo;t you worry.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Frank called back the FBI and said, &lsquo;I called Don Trump. He says he&rsquo;s going to take care of my and my daughter,&rsquo;&rdquo; Gifford said.<\/p>\n<p>And he did, Gifford said. From sending a helicopter to the Gifford home in Greenwich, Connecticut to bring her and the baby to Atlantic City, to making sure she was surrounded by security personnel for the length of the pageant, Gifford told Steele.<\/p>\n<p>And since she&rsquo;d been kept in the dark about the nature of the danger, she didn&rsquo;t understand why.<\/p>\n<p>It was only on the final day, when she saw a newspaper headline that blared &ldquo;Kathie Lee Gifford Death Threats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Then I understood what Donald had done,&rdquo; Gifford told Steele. &ldquo;Then I understood what Frank had done &hellip; and all of that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gifford said she learned from the FBI that the man who was stalking her had eventually been arrested, and that he was sent to prison.<\/p>\n<p>The American public has had many views of Trump since the 1990s, from real estate magnate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/apprentice-producer-takes-sick-swipe-trump-profiting-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reality show star<\/a> to the apex of American politics, but Gifford&rsquo;s own view is shaped by the incident from decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The story I just told you is the man I know,&rdquo; Gifford told Steele.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald saved my life, saved my daughter&rsquo;s life, and if I called him today would save it again. 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In an interview with former ESPN commentator Sage Steele, Kathie Lee Gifford revealed how Donald Trump helped protect her from a dangerous stalker in the 1990s, shaping her perception of him today. The incident took place while she was hosting the Miss America pageant shortly after giving birth to her daughter. After receiving alarming news from the FBI about a violent criminal targeting her, Gifford&#8217;s husband reached out to Trump for assistance. Trump assured him that he would ensure their safety, which included providing security during the pageant and arranging transportation for them. Gifford later learned about the serious threats she faced when she saw media coverage on it. She emphasized that this experience shaped her view of Trump as someone who saved both her and her daughter&#8217;s lives, highlighting aspects of his character that many may not know<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2405499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture-32.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50873,32319,50872,50874,38823],"class_list":["post-2405498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-celebrity-stories","tag-donald-trump","tag-kathie-lee-gifford","tag-personal-anecdotes","tag-true-crime"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture-32.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2405498"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405502,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405498\/revisions\/2405502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2405499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2405498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2405498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2405498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}