From left: Kellyanne Conway and George T. Conway III in October 2017.Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
01of 11’Who Has More Credibility?‘George Conway/TwitterOn Wednesday, after the president made the latest in a long string of attacks on reporting about him — describing theNew York Timesas an “enemy” of America —George replied, “In light of this tweet, let’s pose the question …“He then polled Twitter userse on who was more credible: Trump or theTimes?As of this writing, the newspaper was the overwhelming winner — a worthless measurement, as social media polls are notoriously subjective, but the most recent in George’s history of publicly criticizing his wife’s boss.Here are other examples.
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‘Who Has More Credibility?’
George Conway/Twitter
On Wednesday, after the president made the latest in a long string of attacks on reporting about him — describing theNew York Timesas an “enemy” of America —George replied, “In light of this tweet, let’s pose the question …”
He then polled Twitter userse on who was more credible: Trump or theTimes?
As of this writing, the newspaper was the overwhelming winner — a worthless measurement, as social media polls are notoriously subjective, but the most recent in George’s history of publicly criticizing his wife’s boss.
Here are other examples.
02of 11’Unconstitutional’ and ‘Illegal’The New York TimesIn November 2018, a month after their column on the birthright citizenship move, George and Katyal wrote anop-ed inThe New York Timesafter Trump named an acting attorney general. They wrote: “Trump’s installation of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general of the United States after forcing the resignation of Jeff Sessions is unconstitutional. It’s illegal. And it means that anything Mr. Whitaker does, or tries to do, in that position is invalid.”
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‘Unconstitutional’ and ‘Illegal’
The New York Times
In November 2018, a month after their column on the birthright citizenship move, George and Katyal wrote anop-ed inThe New York Timesafter Trump named an acting attorney general. They wrote: “Trump’s installation of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general of the United States after forcing the resignation of Jeff Sessions is unconstitutional. It’s illegal. And it means that anything Mr. Whitaker does, or tries to do, in that position is invalid.”
03of 11’Weak — and Dangerous’The New York TimesIn December, George, Katyal and Trevor Potter, former commissioner and chairman of the Federal Election Commission, collaborated on anop-ed in thePostthat criticized Trump’s claim that he didn’t violate campaign finance law.
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‘Weak — and Dangerous’
In December, George, Katyal and Trevor Potter, former commissioner and chairman of the Federal Election Commission, collaborated on anop-ed in thePostthat criticized Trump’s claim that he didn’t violate campaign finance law.
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‘Unconstituional’ Immigration Proposal
In October, George and Neal Katyal, the former acting U.S. solicitor general in the Obama administration, published anop-ed inThe Washington Postthat was highly critical of Trump’s proposal to end birthright citizenship.
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Fast Food Pulls a Fast One
Conway retweeted the fast food accountand added his own commentary: “Think of how much of a laughingstock a president has to become to have Burger King make fun of him. Sad.”
06of 11’Unwittingly a Self-Parody’George Conway/TwitterPoliticoChief Economic Correspondent Ben White, commenting on Trump’s history of aggressive and candid messages on Twitter, tweeted this month: “It’s gotten to the point where I don’t know if it’s a real tweet from the president or a parody account.”Conway retweetedwith his own opinion on the matter: “We have a president who unwittingly is a self-parody.”
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‘Unwittingly a Self-Parody’
PoliticoChief Economic Correspondent Ben White, commenting on Trump’s history of aggressive and candid messages on Twitter, tweeted this month: “It’s gotten to the point where I don’t know if it’s a real tweet from the president or a parody account.”
Conway retweetedwith his own opinion on the matter: “We have a president who unwittingly is a self-parody.”
07of 11Calls for a Psych EvaluationGeorge Conway/TwitterAfter thePosttweeted a story about “Inside Trump’s defiance on the longest shutdown ever,”Conway retweeted the story and commented: “If the CEO of a public company behaved so irrationally and erratically, he’d be cashiered outright or, at the very least, placed on leave for a psychiatric assessment.”
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Calls for a Psych Evaluation
After thePosttweeted a story about “Inside Trump’s defiance on the longest shutdown ever,”Conway retweeted the story and commented: “If the CEO of a public company behaved so irrationally and erratically, he’d be cashiered outright or, at the very least, placed on leave for a psychiatric assessment.”
08of 11’A Master at Alienating People’George Conway/TwitterWhen Chief Political Correspondent for theWashington ExaminerByron York tweeted about the “supreme weirdness” of theongoing government shutdownand how a “majority would support” Trump’s proposal for his wall, Georgeretweeted that with his own response:“Not weird at all. Trump is a master at alienating people he ought to be trying to, and should be able to, persuade. And that’s because he can’t make a coherent argument. He’s incompetent.”
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‘A Master at Alienating People’
When Chief Political Correspondent for theWashington ExaminerByron York tweeted about the “supreme weirdness” of theongoing government shutdownand how a “majority would support” Trump’s proposal for his wall, Georgeretweeted that with his own response:
“Not weird at all. Trump is a master at alienating people he ought to be trying to, and should be able to, persuade. And that’s because he can’t make a coherent argument. He’s incompetent.”
09of 11’Trump’s Mental Condition’George Conway/TwitterIn a series of tweets and retweets in mid-March, George underlined his belief that the president’s mental health is deteriorating. He shared a post from another userwho wrote, “If you read the diagnostic criteria there can be no reasonable doubt that he meets criteria for Anti-social and Narcissistic Personality Disorder.“More explicitly, without context, heshared screenshotsof the diagnostic criteria for narcissistic personality disorder. CNBC journalist John Harwood picked up on George’s implication,writing in a retweet: “The husband of a top WH aide is trying, with increasing urgency, to tell the nation that President Trump is mentally ill.”
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‘Trump’s Mental Condition’
In a series of tweets and retweets in mid-March, George underlined his belief that the president’s mental health is deteriorating. He shared a post from another userwho wrote, “If you read the diagnostic criteria there can be no reasonable doubt that he meets criteria for Anti-social and Narcissistic Personality Disorder.”
More explicitly, without context, heshared screenshotsof the diagnostic criteria for narcissistic personality disorder. CNBC journalist John Harwood picked up on George’s implication,writing in a retweet: “The husband of a top WH aide is trying, with increasing urgency, to tell the nation that President Trump is mentally ill.”
10of 11Kellyanne’s ResponseCNNIn April of lst yearCNN’s Dana Bash asked Kellyanne: “What is up with your husband’s tweets?”The White House counselor shot back at Bash, saying, “It’s fascinating to me that CNN would go there, but it’s very good for the whole world to have just witnessed that it’s now fair game how people’s spouses and significant others may differ with them.”
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Kellyanne’s Response
CNN
In April of lst yearCNN’s Dana Bash asked Kellyanne: “What is up with your husband’s tweets?”
The White House counselor shot back at Bash, saying, “It’s fascinating to me that CNN would go there, but it’s very good for the whole world to have just witnessed that it’s now fair game how people’s spouses and significant others may differ with them.”
11of 11Family FirstFrom left: Kellyanne and George Conway.Matt Rourke/AP/REX/ShutterstockAfter the two went back and forth about the subject, Kellyanne later concluded: “There are other family members of people who work at the White House who certainly don’t support the President privately and publicly. There has been a different standard for me than there have been for other people.“We bite our tongue plenty because I work for the people of this country, the United States government and the presidency and the President of the United States, so there is plenty that I don’t say.”
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Family First
From left: Kellyanne and George Conway.Matt Rourke/AP/REX/Shutterstock
After the two went back and forth about the subject, Kellyanne later concluded: “There are other family members of people who work at the White House who certainly don’t support the President privately and publicly. There has been a different standard for me than there have been for other people.
“We bite our tongue plenty because I work for the people of this country, the United States government and the presidency and the President of the United States, so there is plenty that I don’t say.”
source: people.com
