On his program today, Bryan Fischer defended Donald Trump ‘s sexist attacks on Megyn Kelly after the Fox News host dared to question Trump about his past sexist remarks during last week’s Republican primary debate.

As Fischer sees it, Trump’s philosophy is that “I’m not going to attack anybody, but if you attack me, then I am going to counter punch” and so his attacks on Kelly have actually been a sign of “ultimate respect” for women.

“I think you could make an argument that he has shown women more respect than anybody else because he is showing them the ultimate respect of treating them as full equals,” Fischer said. “He is saying to these women like Megyn Kelly, if you want to punch me, I’m going to treat you the same way that I treat the guys. You’re going to get equal treatment from me, I’m not going to cut you a break. If you’re going to step into the ring with the big boys, then I am going to treat you like one of the big boys.”

Fischer, of course, unleashed his own sexist attack on Kelly back in 2013, calling her an angry, bitter, and hostile “dragon lady.”