Megyn Kelly said on Tuesday night that one of Donald trump's closest aides is partially to blame for the wave of violent threats she and other reporters have been receiving online in recent months.

'The vast majority of Donald Trump supporters are not at all this way,' Kelly said Monday night at an booking signing in Washington DC according to the Guardian.

'It’s that far corner of the internet that really enjoys nastiness and threats and unfortunately there is a man who works for Donald Trump whose job it is to stir these people up and that man needs to stop doing that.'

She then added: 'His name is Dan Scavino.'

Scavino is a member of the President-elect's transition team and his social media director.

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Opening up: Megyn Kelly (above on Wednesday) spoke about the threats she has received over the past 16 months and the fact that armed guards still protect her and her family

Thumbs up: She also said that the man inciting this in some Trump supporters was Dan Scavino (above), Trump's director of social media

Kelly went on to say that because of the threats she has been receiving, she and her family have been under armed guard for 16 months. Her three children are all under the age of 7.

'The worst part is the security threats that I’ve had to face and, as much as I try to avoid some of that online vitriol, I get lots of it and I really hate it. I find that stuff just soul-killing,' said Kelly of her new life in the limelight.

Scavino previously took aim at Kelly when she was attacked by Newt Gingrich on her Fox News program, The Kelly File.

Gingrich exploded and told Kelly she was sex obsessed after she made reference to sexual assault and harassment allegations that had been made against Trump.

'@NewtGingrich just destroyed @MegynKelly. Shows she is totally biased against Mr. Trump & not very smart. Mr. Trump has long known!!' wrote Scavino on Twitter after the interview.

He followed that up with another tweet, saying: '@MegynKelly made a total fool out of herself tonight- attacking @realDonaldTrump. Watch what happens to her after this election is over.'

Kelly said that the attacks got so bad, from both Trump and his supporters, that it began making her job difficult.

'It was hard to hold the line night after night after night and not cover him too harshly, because my life was being threatened, and not cover him too gently, because I wanted him to stop the nonsense or to please him,' said Kelly.

The news host wrote about her experiences with Trump throughout her recent memoir, Settle For More.

She said that before one of the Fox News debates she was standing backstage when her daughter Yardley said to her: 'I'm afraid of Donald Trump. He wants to hurt me.'

When Kelly asked why she would say that and told her that it was not true, the young girl replied: 'Well, he wants to hurt you, so he wants to hurt me too.'

In the book, Kelly writes that her troubles with Trump began shortly before that first debate, which she had been selected to moderate by then-Fox news CEO Ailes.

Kelly claims that Trump became angry with her over a segment she ran on her show The Kelly File, and demanded that she personally phone him to address it or else he would not show up for a previously scheduled appearance on the program.

Friends: Scavino (above with Donald Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner)most recently attacked Kelly after Newt Gingrish exploded on the Fox News host during her show The Kelly File

Proud: Scavino defended Gingrich's outburst while criticizing Kelly in a series of tweets

Huge fan: '@MegynKelly made a total fool out of herself tonight- attacking @realDonaldTrump. Watch what happens to her after this election is over,' wrote Scavino

When Kelly did call Trump, she claims he told her: 'I almost unleashed my beautiful Twitter account against you, and I still may.'

Kelly also writes about how some people began to perceive Trump around the time of the first debate, stating: 'Folks were starting to worry about Trump - his level of agitation did not match the circumstances.

'Yes, it was his first debate. But this was bizarre behavior, especially for a man who wanted the nuclear codes.'

Kelly said that in her book she could have also written four pages about Roger Ailes and his harassment of her, but chose not to.