Host tells Kellyanne Conway to her face Trump"s wiretap theory is taking time away from Russia probe
White House adviser Kellyanne Conway on Monday walked back suggestions that the government used a wide range of tools to spy on President Donald Trump in the run up to November"s election, including "microwaves that turn into cameras."
Conway first implied such tools were used on Sunday when Mike Kelly, a columnist for The Record in Bergen County, New Jersey, asked whether she knew if Trump Tower was wiretapped.
"What I can say is there are many ways to surveileach other," Conway told the newspaper. "You can surveil someone through their phones, certainly through their television sets any number of ways. We know this is a fact of modern life."
She included "microwaves that turn into cameras" among her list of potential monitoring devices.
"We know this is a fact of modern life," she told The Record.
She walked back the comments in an appearance Monday on CNN"s "New Day."
"I"m not Inspector Gadget," Conway told host Chris Cuomo. "I don"t believe people are using the microwave to spy on the Trump campaign. However, I"m not in the job of having evidence; that"s what investigations are for."
refer to spying in general and not Trump"s situation specifically.
Trump accused former President Barack Obama of tapping the phones of his campaign headquarters in Trump Tower in a tweet earlier this month. He has not provided evidence of the claim and has demanded the Congress investigate.
Lawmakers set Monday as the deadline for the Justice Department to provide evidence to support Trump"s claim. It was not clear whether any proof would be provided.
White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Monday said that Trump "doesn"t really think that President Obama went up and tapped his phone personally," and meant to refer to general surveillance and not wiretapping specifically.
Host tells Kellyanne Conway to her face Trump"s wiretap theory is taking time away from Russia probe
White house adviser kellyanne conway on monday walked back suggestions that the government used a wide range of tools to spy on President Donald Trump in the run up to November"s election, including "microwaves that turn into cameras."
Conway first implied such tools were used on Sunday when Mike Kelly, a columnist for The Record in Bergen County, New Jersey, asked whether she knew if Trump Tower was wiretapped.
"What I can say is there are many ways to surveileach other," Conway told the newspaper. "You can surveil someone through their phones, certainly through their television sets any number of ways. We know this is a fact of modern life."
She included "microwaves that turn into cameras" among her list of potential monitoring devices.
"We know this is a fact of modern life," she told The Record.
She walked back the comments in an appearance Monday on CNN"s "New Day."
"I"m not Inspector Gadget," Conway told host Chris Cuomo. "I don"t believe people are using the microwave to spy on the Trump campaign. However, I"m not in the job of having evidence; that"s what investigations are for."
Conway said her comment was meant to refer to spying in general and not Trump"s situation specifically.
Trump accused former President Barack Obama of tapping the phones of his campaign headquarters in Trump Tower in a tweet earlier this month. He has not provided evidence of the claim and has demanded the Congress investigate.
Lawmakers set Monday as the deadline for the Justice Department to provide evidence to support Trump"s claim. It was not clear whether any proof would be provided.
White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Monday said that Trump "doesn"t really think that President Obama went up and tapped his phone personally," and meant to refer to general surveillance and not wiretapping specifically.
Democrats Prep Prebuttle to POTUS Congressional Speech, Kellyanne Conway Is Caught Feet Up in the Ov
After President Trump"s first big speech to Congress,Stephen Colbert hosted a livebroadcast of The Late Show annotating the addressand taking digs at the administration.
Colbert aired a clip showing Trump being announced Tuesday night asthe president of the United States!
Any chance theres a mistake and Moonlight is the president? Colbert quipped, crossing his fingers.
He also took a jab at Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway, who was back in the news earlier in the day over a photo showing her kneeling on an Oval Office couch. Although Conway has been a favorite markamong late-night comics, Colbert did not reference any specific incident. But he showed a clip from Trump"s address in which the president said he had placeda hiring freeze on nonmilitary and nonessential federal workers.
Nonessential federal workers, Colbert repeated. So Kellyanne Conway is out? You will be missed.
[President Trumps surprisingly presidential speech to the nation, annotated]
Colbert began his routine referencing Trump"s well-known motto.
The theme of the speech was renewal of the American spirit, which, Ive got to say, really just sounds like a Chinese bootleg of Make America Great Again, Colbert said. And to begin the evening, Trump spoke in uplifting terms.
President Trump promised to lower taxes, combat terrorism and replace the Affordable Care Act in a speech to a joint session of Congress, Feb. 28. Here are key moments from that speech. (Sarah Parnass/The Washington Post)
Then he took on Trump, point by point. Here are some highlights.
Trump: Each American generation passes the torch of truth, liberty and justice in an unbroken chain all the way down to the present.
Colbert: Then he extinguished that torch with a coconut and asked the Democrats to leave the island.
Trump on his immigration plan: Bad ones are going out as I speak tonight and as I have promised.
Colbert:Bad ones out, good ones in. This nuanced policy comes from Trumps immigration director, Secretary Incredible Hulk.
Trump on his standards for immigrants: It is a basic principle that those seeking to enter a country ought to be able to support themselves financially.
Colbert: Just like the Statue of Liberty says, "Give us your tired, your poor, but not so poor they cant afford a two-bedroom apartment and, like, a Mitsubishi."
Trump on terrorism: We have seen the attacks in France, in Belgium, in Germany and all over the world.
Colbert: And just because we havent seen the attacks in Sweden doesnt mean they did not happen, all right? Invisible terrorists are everywhere.
Trump: Tonight, as I outline the next steps we must take as a country, we must honestly acknowledge the circumstances we inherited.
Colbert: Honestly, I dont know what we inherited; you inherited, like, $100 million. Lets be honest.
Trump on government spending: With this $6 trillion we could have rebuilt our country twice. And maybe even three times if we had people who had the ability to negotiate.
Colbert: Maybe even rebuild it 10 times if we had people who refused to pay their contractors.
Trump: Tonight, I am also calling on this Congress to repeal and replace Obamacare [applause].
Colbert: Ive got to say, that must have been hard on Trump: People got so excited just hearing Obamas name.
Trump: Everything that is broken in our country can be fixed.Every problem can be solved.
Colbert: Well, theres one problem we cant solve for four years, but, other than that, I agree with you.
And this surprised me. This next thing I did not expect at all, Colbert added. Trump came out as pro-choice when it comes to schools.
Trump: These families should be free to choose the public, private, charter, magnet, religious or home school that is right for them.
Colbert: Wait, you can choose a different home school? Then I choose your home it seems really nice.
Trump on law and order: And we must support the victims of crime.
Colbert: Unless they are plaintiffs against me. Those women are lying.
Trump: The time for trivial fights is behind us.
Colbert: Adding just one more thing: Suck it, Nordstrom.
So, as we come to end of tonights address to Congress, Colbert added, I think we can all agree on one thing one down, seven to go.
[Stephen Colbert channels Keyser Sze to blast Trumps Russia ties]
Other late-night talk shows, which appeared to be previously recorded, touched on Trump"s address but did not go into specifics for that reason. Jimmy Kimmel, indeed, declared it Trump-free Tuesday.
This is a special night tonight, Kimmel said. Tonight we"re having a Trump-free Tuesday.
The president spoke tonight before a joint session of Congress and we"re going to ignore it for a very good reason, and the reason is I need a break from it, to be honest with you, he added. Tonight if anyone says the name of the orange-colored man with the Russian boyfriend, they will have to put $100 in that jar thatGuillermo is holding right now.
Host Seth Meyers also explained that his show was filmedbefore Trump"s address.
Now, our show tapes early so we don"t know what happened, Meyers said.But I"ll bet that people who were there aren"t that sure what happened, either.
[Morning Joe host says Kellyanne Conway was banned because everything she said was disproven]
Since thedivisive presidentialelection,late-night talk show hosts havehomed in on Trump"s campaign and his tumultuous first month in office. Earlier this month,Colbertcreated a parodyusing the storied Hollywood villainKeyser Sze.
Joe Scarborough talked toColbert last week about why hebanned her from his own show.
It got to a point where Kellyanne would keep coming out and everything she said was disproven like five minutes later, Scarborough said. And it wasn"t disproven by a fact-checker it was somebody else in the administration that would come out and actually say, well, actually, no, that"s not true.
There"s a quicker way to say that entire sentence, Colbert replied. She just lied.
It seems that this pivot back to politics has helped grow TV audiences for some late-night hosts.
As The Washington Post"sCallum Borchersreported,Colbert has been gaining on late-night king Jimmy Fallon, who is far less inclined to take on the president in a harsh manner.
Borcherswrote:
Conventional wisdom is that Fallons approach works best on a major broadcast network. When the Hollywood Reporter commissioned a survey of late-night viewers in the fall of 2015, shortly after Colberts debut on CBS, it found that Fallon appealed to people across the political spectrum. The Tonight Show hosts audience was 36 percent Democrat, 31 percent Republican and 27 percent independent.
Colberts audience skewed sharply to the left: 47 percent Democrat, 17 percent Republican and 31 percent independent.
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"You"re lying to me" Jake Tapper EXPOSES Kellyanne Conway"s lies
Atco native Kellyanne Conway seems to have a credibility problem.
Conway rose to national prominence by successfully managing President Donald Trump"s campaign and being an outspoken defender of his young administration.
After the election she took on the role of counselor, reportedly turning down the offer to become press secretary.
Conway, who went to St. Joseph"s in Hammonton, also came back after the election to lead the town"s annual Christmas parade.
After Trump"s inauguration she made waves with an infamous Jan. 22 appearance on "Meet the Press" where she introduced the world to the idea of "alternatives facts", during a discussion about the size of the inauguration crowd.
She"s kept up a frantic pace of television appearances since then, telling the Hollywood Reporter in a profile, "I can go on any show at any time," and that she"s often done six shows before 9 a.m.
But in the past two weeks, a series of misstatements and trip-ups during interviews have put her credibility as cable-television"s go-to voice inside the administration in trouble. The past few days in particular have been difficult.
On Mondayshe told MSNBC that Gen. Michael Flynn had Trump"s support and would not be leaving his post as National Security Adviser.
Flynn resigned that night.
On Tuesday she ran in to a difficult interview with Matt Lauer on the "Today" show, failing to explain what had happened the day before.
The Office of Government Ethics also recommended on Tuesday that she be disciplined for publicly promoting Ivanka Trump"s clothing line on television last week.
MSNBC"s Morning Joe, a show that Trump is reported to watch almost daily, said they would not book her anymore.
"Every time I"ve ever seen her on television, something"s askew, off or incorrect," host Mika Brzezinski said Wednesday.
Conway herself admitted she"s stretched thin, telling CNNin a piece published Tuesday night she was looking to reduce her television exposure.
But her combative interview style and willingness to defend the administration has made her one of Trump"s favorite surrogates.
That in itself may make it necessary for her to be a regular on the talk show circuit as Trump"s administration tries to move past a tumultuous first few weeks.
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Kellyanne Conway, of Atco, the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump, with her cousin"s twins, from left Alexa Adamucci and Astin Adamucci, of Hammonton, now 25.
Childhood photo of Kellyanne Conway, of Atco, the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Family photos of Kellyanne Conway, born Kellyanne Fitzgerald, of Atco, the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump. Here a young Kellyanne prays with her saints.
Kellyanne Conway
Kellyanne Fitzpatrick, age 3, from family photos of Kellyanne Conway, who grew up in Atco and is now the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
High school photo of Kellyanne Fitzpatrick, when she was a field hockey star and earned the Philadelphia Inquirer"s Athlete of the Week at St. Joseph"s High School in Hammonton. From family photos of Kellyanne Conway, who grew up in Atco and is now the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Kellyanne Conway, at right, with pollster Frank Luntz. From family photos of Kellyanne Conway, who grew up in Atco, and is now the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Kellyanne Conways uncle Ed Coia died about two years ago. He was married to her aunt Angela Coia, whom she calls GiGi.
Kellyanne Conway
Kellyanne Fitzpatrick, third from left, marries George Conway, second from left. Maid of honor is her cousin Rene Adamucci, far left, of Hammonton. At far right is Rene"s husband Ron and the two junior bridesmaids are Rene"s and Ron"s twin daughters Alexa, left, and Astin, at about 10 years old. From family photos of Kellyanne Conway, who grew up in Atco, and is now the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Jeff Raymond puts the garter on then Kellyanne Fitzpatrick at the wedding of her cousin Rene Adamucci, at right. From family photos of Kellyanne Conway, who grew up in Atco and is now the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Kellyanne Fitzpatrick catches the bouquet at the wedding of her cousin Rene Coia Adamucci, more than 25 years ago. From family photos of Kellyanne Conway, who grew up in Atco, the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Kellyanne Conway"s husband George rented a plane to fly the family to Las Vegas to celebrate Kellyanne"s 40th birthday about a decade ago. From family photos of Kellyanne Conway, wh grew up in Atco and is now the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The first Christmas card from Kellyanne Conway"s polling company in 1996 shows Conway, holding the dog leash, and her staffers. From family photos of Kellyanne Conway, who grew up in Atco, the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The library in downtown Atco, a section of Waterford Township in Camden County.
Downtown Atco in Waterford Township, Camden County, where Kellyanne Conway grew up as Kellyanne Fitzpatrick.
Ice cream parlor in downtown Atco, a section of Waterford Township in Camden County, where Trump Campaign Manager Kellyanne Conway grew up.
From left: Diane Fitzpatrick, Kellyanne Conways mother; Conway, holding Charlotte, now 8; Astin Adamucci holding Claudia, now 12; aunt Angela Coia; Alexa Adamucci holding George, now 12; and Rene Adamucci.
Kellyanne Fitzgerald, later Kellyanne Conway, the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump, reads to the Hammonton kindergarten class of her cousin"s twins Alexa and Astin Adamucci about 20 years ago.
This is the home in Atco where Kellyanne Conway grew up with her mom, two unmarried aunts, and her grandmother. Born Kellyanne Fitzpatrick, the campaign manager of presidential candidate Donald Trump was surrounded by hardworking women.
Kellyanne Conway
Conway, born Kellyanne Fitzgerald, grew up in this home in the Atco section of Waterford Township, Camden County. She also attended St. Joseph High School and worked at Indian Brand Farms in Hammonton.
Kellyanne Conway"s Aunt Angela Coia runs Mama D"s catering and homemade pasta business in Atco, Waterford township. conway is the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Downtown Atco, in Waterford Township, Camden County, where Kellyanne Conway, the campaign manager for Presidential candidate Donald Trump, grew up.
Kellyanne Conway, at right, with pollster Frank Luntz. From family photos of Kellyanne Conway, who grew up in Atco, and is now the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Angela Coia, of Hammonton, in her office at Mama D"s homemade pasta and catering company in Atco, Waterford Township. Coia is the aunt of Donald Trump"s Campaign Manager Kellyanne Conway, who lived with Coia part of the year during her childhood.
Kellyanne Conway, of Atco, the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump, with her cousin"s twins, from left Alexa Adamucci and Astin Adamucci, of Hammonton, now 25.
Childhood photo of Kellyanne Conway, of Atco, the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Family photos of Kellyanne Conway, born Kellyanne Fitzgerald, of Atco, the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump. Here a young Kellyanne prays with her saints.
Kellyanne Conway
Kellyanne Fitzpatrick, age 3, from family photos of Kellyanne Conway, who grew up in Atco and is now the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
High school photo of Kellyanne Fitzpatrick, when she was a field hockey star and earned the Philadelphia Inquirer"s Athlete of the Week at St. Joseph"s High School in Hammonton. From family photos of Kellyanne Conway, who grew up in Atco and is now the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Kellyanne Conway, at right, with pollster Frank Luntz. From family photos of Kellyanne Conway, who grew up in Atco, and is now the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Kellyanne Conways uncle Ed Coia died about two years ago. He was married to her aunt Angela Coia, whom she calls GiGi.
Kellyanne Conway
Kellyanne Fitzpatrick, third from left, marries George Conway, second from left. Maid of honor is her cousin Rene Adamucci, far left, of Hammonton. At far right is Rene"s husband Ron and the two junior bridesmaids are Rene"s and Ron"s twin daughters Alexa, left, and Astin, at about 10 years old. From family photos of Kellyanne Conway, who grew up in Atco, and is now the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Jeff Raymond puts the garter on then Kellyanne Fitzpatrick at the wedding of her cousin Rene Adamucci, at right. From family photos of Kellyanne Conway, who grew up in Atco and is now the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Kellyanne Fitzpatrick catches the bouquet at the wedding of her cousin Rene Coia Adamucci, more than 25 years ago. From family photos of Kellyanne Conway, who grew up in Atco, the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Kellyanne Conway"s husband George rented a plane to fly the family to Las Vegas to celebrate Kellyanne"s 40th birthday about a decade ago. From family photos of Kellyanne Conway, wh grew up in Atco and is now the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The first Christmas card from Kellyanne Conway"s polling company in 1996 shows Conway, holding the dog leash, and her staffers. From family photos of Kellyanne Conway, who grew up in Atco, the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The library in downtown Atco, a section of Waterford Township in Camden County.
Downtown Atco in Waterford Township, Camden County, where Kellyanne Conway grew up as Kellyanne Fitzpatrick.
Ice cream parlor in downtown Atco, a section of Waterford Township in Camden County, where Trump Campaign Manager Kellyanne Conway grew up.
From left: Diane Fitzpatrick, Kellyanne Conways mother; Conway, holding Charlotte, now 8; Astin Adamucci holding Claudia, now 12; aunt Angela Coia; Alexa Adamucci holding George, now 12; and Rene Adamucci.
Kellyanne Fitzgerald, later Kellyanne Conway, the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump, reads to the Hammonton kindergarten class of her cousin"s twins Alexa and Astin Adamucci about 20 years ago.
This is the home in Atco where Kellyanne Conway grew up with her mom, two unmarried aunts, and her grandmother. Born Kellyanne Fitzpatrick, the campaign manager of presidential candidate Donald Trump was surrounded by hardworking women.
Kellyanne Conway
Conway, born Kellyanne Fitzgerald, grew up in this home in the Atco section of Waterford Township, Camden County. She also attended St. Joseph High School and worked at Indian Brand Farms in Hammonton.
Kellyanne Conway"s Aunt Angela Coia runs Mama D"s catering and homemade pasta business in Atco, Waterford township. conway is the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Downtown Atco, in Waterford Township, Camden County, where Kellyanne Conway, the campaign manager for Presidential candidate Donald Trump, grew up.
Kellyanne Conway, at right, with pollster Frank Luntz. From family photos of Kellyanne Conway, who grew up in Atco, and is now the campaign manager of Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Angela Coia, of Hammonton, in her office at Mama D"s homemade pasta and catering company in Atco, Waterford Township. Coia is the aunt of Donald Trump"s Campaign Manager Kellyanne Conway, who lived with Coia part of the year during her childhood.
"THANK YOU BABY!" DONALD TRUMP TO KELLYANNE CONWAY AT INAUGURAL EVE DONORS DINNER
After the November election, Donald Trumps campaign strategist Kellyanne Conway has stayed in the picture the spin-master of Trumps muddy words, Conway is a frequent and often provocative visitor to TV news.
That should probably stop, journalism professor Jay Rosen says.
I dont think the people interviewing Kellyanne Conway know why they are doing that, Rosen said on the latest episode of Recode Media with Peter Kafka. The journalistic logic of it is growing dimmer with every interview.
Thats because Conway goes beyond spin. Frequently, trumps and conways statements to the press will directly contradict one another.
The logic is, this is a representative of the president, Rosen said. This is somebody who can speak for the Trump administration. But if we find that what Kellyanne Conway says is routinely or easily contradicted by Donald Trump, then that rationale disappears.
Another reason to interview Kellyanne Conway is, our viewers want to understand how the Trump world thinks, he added. But if the end result of an interview is more confusion about what the Trump world thinks, then that rationale evaporates.
TV stations that do still want to talk to spokespersons like Conway or incoming White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer should transparently explain why those people are on the air, Rosen said: To avoid criticism, or for entertainment value.
Just be real about it and say, This isnt actually of journalistic value, he said. It has a different value and thats why were putting it on the air. Just dont pretend that this is a normal interview, with the normal rationale.
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Full interview: Trump campaign"s Kellyanne Conway Donald Trumps campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said her candidate wants to unify the country. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters)
Donald Trumps campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, told MSNBC her candidate won because he did a better job of listening to the American people.
Theyve waited for someone outside of politics to shape up politics and theyve finally got their wish, she said Wednesday on Morning Joe.
Even amidst a corrupt and rigged system where people feel they are forgotten and dont have a shot, they really can rise up on Election Day.
Conway, who became Trumps campaign manager in August, said he was determined to unify the country, starting with meeting with President Obama on Thursday.
Conway said she and Trump had not spoken about his campaign trail claim that he would appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clintons use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.
We did not discuss that last night and he certainly did not address it with Mrs. Clinton on the phone (when she conceded).
A centerpiece of a Trump presidency will be defeating Islamic terrorism, Conway said.
He thinks of them as savage murderers.
Conway said that in coming days Trump will be fielding calls from foreign leaders.
He certainly will welcome those calls, she said. Hes said to the world community, I will put America first, but I will be fair.
She also chided pollsters who, up until Election Day, had predicted a victory for Hillary Clinton.
If I could take one thing away from this, youve got to listen to the people, she said. Listen less to each other and listen to the people. People are wise.
Kellyanne Conway on "Rigged Election," FBI Probe, Poll Numbers, Healthcare
It doesnt matter that the assassination attempt against Donald Trump on Saturday night was actually a non-violent protester who had a sign.Trumps surrogates want you to believe that their candidate was nearly assassinated, and they wont let something as inconvenient as the facts get in the way.
During an interview with CNNs Jake Tapper on Sunday, Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway insisted that the protester from Saturdays rally in Reno, Nevada, was actually a Democratic plant or operative trying to disrupt our rally (he wasnt). She added that, I think people saw a nimble, resilient Donald Trump who would be nimble and resilient as president as well.
Tapper interjected to point out that it wasnt an assassination attempt. It was apparently a local voter, a Republican who says he is supporting Hillary Clinton. He has given money to Hillary Clinton. He has canvassed for Hillary Clinton. But he says hes a Republican. But most importantly, he was not trying to assassinate anyone.
Tapper then asked the all-important question: This was not an assassination attempt, but why is your campaign spreading that it was?
Conway seemed uncomfortable when answering the question, sputtering, Thats really remarkable. That thats what the storyline is here.
She then insisted that the Trump campaign wouldnt retract its claim that the Nevada protester had tried to assassinate Trump unless CNN retractedall the storylines, all the headlines, all the breathless predictions of the last two weeks that turned out not to be true.
Conway isnt alone among Team Trump in trying to cast the Reno incident as a thwarted assassination. Donald Trump Jr.retweeted posts insisting just that, including this one from former political operative and CBS News employee Jack Posobiec claiming that it was an assassination attempt.
In reality, the incident at the Reno rally involved a non-violent protesternamed Austyn Crites, a registered Republican who is supporting Hillary Clinton in this election. An unknown audience member shouted that he had a gun when he was trying to raise a sign, which started the commotion that led to Trump being rushed off-stage.
All of a sudden, because they couldnt grab the sign, or whatever happened, bam, I get tackled by all these people, Crites told KRNV.And somebody yells something about a gun, and so thats when things really got out of hand.
Trump Campaign Manager Kellyanne Conway on VP Debate Story highlights
Donald Trump enters the final month of the race down in the polls and at the center of controversy
His campaign manager told CNN Tuesday that the Republican nominee is listening to her
"He will make his own decisions and the campaign will continue in his own words," Kellyanne Conway told CNN"s Chris Cuomo on "New Day." "But he takes my counsel, other peoples" counsel very seriously. We have a fabulous relationship."
Conway, a veteran Republican pollster, joined Trump"s campaign in July after previously serving as an adviser to a super PAC supporting Ted Cruz"s presidential bid. She said she finds Trump to be a "generous" and "gracious" client and boss.
Trump enters the final month of the race down in the polls and at the center of controversy. After closing the gap with Hillary Clinton last month, Trump has lost ground with the Democratic nominee after a rocky first debate and public dispute with a former beauty pageant contestant.A new CNN/ORC poll conducted entirely after the debate showed Clinton leading Trump among likely voters nationwide, 47%-42%. Early last month, a CNN survey showed Trump with a two-point lead over Clinton.When asked Tuesday if she had admonished the candidate over his war of words with Alicia Machado, a past Miss Universe winner whom Trump had mocked for gaining weight, Conway said, "I think Donald Trump is the best when he sticks to the issues because the issue set is what favors him." Trump also faces renewed questions about his tax record, after The New York Times obtained records showing that he declared a $916 million loss in 1995, which could have enabled him to avoid paying federal income taxes for 18 years.
On Tuesday, Conway emphasized that Trump has not broken any tax laws. She said Trump was "great" before he suffered that loss, and has been ever since.
"He is the original art of the comeback," Conway said.
But Trump also awards outsized status to those who he sees on television, the Manafort associate said, pointing out that Kellyanne Conway, who worked for a super-PAC backing Sen. Ted Cruzs candidacy, is now at the grown-up table, working out of Trump Tower in New York.
Trump loves her. He sees her on TV, he said. Trump listens to people who go on TV.
Manafort does not usually travel with Trump, instead staying in New York trying to organize a chaotic campaign that has relied for much of Trumps candidacy solely on the reality TV personalitys ability to function as a one-man media organization as Buzzfeeds Ben Smith put it through social media and TV appearances.
