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Kellyanne Conway Said Her Husband George's Anti-Trump Tweets Are "Disrespectful" To Her
Bustle ^ | August 15, 2018 | Monica Busch

Posted on 08/15/2018 6:03:04 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

George Conway has developed a reputation for sharing and penning critical tweets of Donald Trump, even though his wife is one of the president's most high-profile advisers. Until recently, it hasn't been clear whether this gets under his wife's skin, but that has since changed. A recent profile of the couple in The Washington Post reveals that Kellyanne Conway finds her husband's anti-Tump tweets "disrespectful."

"I think it’s disrespectful," she told the Post. "I think it disrespects his wife."

By and large, George tends to decline interview requests regarding his critical opinions of President Trump on Twitter. But in the Post profile, he described his tweeting as "an outlet."

"It’s a quick easy way to express myself, that keeps me from making it a bigger part of my life," he said.

Back in March, George made headlines when he began deleting tweets that criticized Trump, though he declined to tell reporters why he was doing so. He has since resumed sharing critical tweets, though sometimes those tweets are only passively critical.

On Tuesday, for example, he shared a tweet that included an excerpt from an article claiming that Trump has an aversion to dogs. He followed that tweet up with images of other presidents and world leaders seated with and petting their respective pets. Though there is no explicit criticism, the juxtaposition of such messaging suggest a critical point of view.

Earlier this summer, George wrote an op-ed for the the Lawfare Blog, arguing against Trump's claim that the special counsel's appointment was unconstitutional. Trump had tweeted as such earlier in the summer.

(TWEET-AT-LINK)

"The ‘constitutional’ arguments made against the special counsel … had little more rigor than the tweet that promoted them," George wrote. "Such a lack of rigor, sadly, has been a disturbing trend in much of the politically charged public discourse about the law lately, and one that lawyers — regardless of their politics — owe a duty to abjure."

According to the Post profile, George used to be a Trump supporter — so much so that he said he cried when Trump won the presidential election. "Now I cry for other reasons," he said, according to the article.

The Post profile described a couple that was doing its best to get along despite apparent differences of opinion on the president. One recurring topic was Kellyanne's independent personality.

"I feel there’s a part of him that thinks I chose Donald Trump over him,” Kellyanne told the Post. "Which is ridiculous. One is my work and one is my marriage."

(TWEET-AT-LINK)

As for George, he didn't offer many specifics as to why he was so critical of the president. He hinted that he felt morally compelled to speak out.

“If my wife were the counselor to the CEO of Pepsi and I had a problem with her boss,” George explained, “I would simply drink my Coke and keep my mouth shut. If the president were simply mediocre or even bad, I’d have nothing to say. This is much different.”

George's critical tweeting won't be slowing down any time soon, if what he has tweeted thus far this week is any indication. And at this point, Kellyanne's job at the White House appears on track to be one of the most secure high-profile positions in the administration so far. For the Conways, this marital disagreement seems slated to stay.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Conspiracy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: conway; kellyanne; marriage; trump; twitter
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Theater?


21 posted on 08/15/2018 6:24:32 PM PDT by Raycpa
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Every photo I saw on Bing was worse than the last.


22 posted on 08/15/2018 6:27:03 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I would think this was extremely odd no matter what president she worked for. Why would someone humiliate their spouse this way????? Absolutely bizarre.


23 posted on 08/15/2018 6:27:11 PM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: MAGAthon

the guy is a jerk. period. but it plays to the FakeNewsMSM.

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That’s the point. Everyone now cares about his tweets. It makes him feel important, because he is the unimportant loser in this relationship.


24 posted on 08/15/2018 6:27:52 PM PDT by kara37
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To: Electric Graffiti

The owner of this site said he was eligible. Must I find it and show it to you? Many legal scholars said he was qualified. Want to see them?


25 posted on 08/15/2018 6:28:45 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: apillar
...he is sitting home in his underwear sending snarky tweets.

You might want to do a little research on Mr. Conway's career.

26 posted on 08/15/2018 6:31:18 PM PDT by semimojo
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To: cdcdawg

Some think she’s a plant, leaker.


27 posted on 08/15/2018 6:31:54 PM PDT by Phillyred
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Not the biggest fan of Kellyanne, but George is a real POS.


28 posted on 08/15/2018 6:32:37 PM PDT by alstewartfan ("We circle each other in flight Til together we roll like the ocean In its bed at night" Al Stewart)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Want to see them?”

No. I’m still not sure if count copulot is an American citizen much less a natural born Citizen.


29 posted on 08/15/2018 6:33:48 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (Jeff Sessions IS the insurance policy)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What a punk!


30 posted on 08/15/2018 6:34:32 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration
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To: PGR88

A liberal scuzz ball that’s who


31 posted on 08/15/2018 6:35:42 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Maybe she just figures his arteries won’t hold up until 2020.


32 posted on 08/15/2018 6:36:57 PM PDT by MountainWalker
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To: semimojo

“You might want to do a little research on Mr. Conway’s career.”

IIRC, he was the primary attorney representing Paula Jones in the effort to take down Slick Willie. Conway and others were putting together Paula’s case before she knew it herself.


33 posted on 08/15/2018 6:39:15 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: hsmomx3
I’m sure she is rarely home and maybe he feels neglected/jealous??????? But that doesn’t mean you tweet about your wife’s boss for all to see.

George comes home at night and sits there short, fat and alone, while Kellyanne is out working late with the leader of the free world.

So George gets frustrated and he tweets stupid things.

34 posted on 08/15/2018 6:42:51 PM PDT by FreeReign (Rudy: Sessions is recused from everything)
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To: adorno; Maudeen
Mrs. Conway is reported to be a traditional Catholic, attending daily mass in NYC when she was running her polling company before joining the Trump campaign. They have four children. My guess is she won't leave and wants to try to make things work while he's being a jackwagon. Prayers for them both and the kids.
35 posted on 08/15/2018 6:44:16 PM PDT by DoodleBob
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To: MayflowerMadam

So he’s a lawyer. No surprise. Somebody made him a better offer.


36 posted on 08/15/2018 6:44:51 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: Electric Graffiti
> Especially when everyone knew he wasn’t eligible

That ship sailed with George "Hecho in Mexico" Romney:

But as a former Cruz for President supporter myself, I don't think anyone but Trump could have won Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

37 posted on 08/15/2018 7:11:32 PM PDT by SecondAmendment (This just proves my latest theory ... LIBERALS RUIN EVERYTHING!)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Carville never did this to Mary Matalin, did he?


38 posted on 08/15/2018 7:16:15 PM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yuck. She needs to just dump that tubb


39 posted on 08/15/2018 7:18:56 PM PDT by Afterguard (Deplorable me!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Trying to goof up a dream job for your wife? I can't even imagine it.

Seriously. I wouldn't do that to a casual acquaintance that I wasn't particularly fond of.

40 posted on 08/15/2018 7:23:01 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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