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EXC: Telegraph today runs Kellyanne Conway’s first UK paper interview since she entered the White House.
She talks Trump’s appeal, outlasting colleagues, the Russia probe, 2020 and whether she regrets “alternative facts”.
Full piece: telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/0…
She talks Trump’s appeal, outlasting colleagues, the Russia probe, 2020 and whether she regrets “alternative facts”.
Full piece: telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/0…
Conway is the ultimate Trump White House survivor. Became campaign manager in Aug 2016, still by his side now.
All the rest of the original cast - Bannon, Spicer, Priebus, Hope Hicks etc - have gone, except for family.
All the rest of the original cast - Bannon, Spicer, Priebus, Hope Hicks etc - have gone, except for family.
“I’m here for the right reasons,” she said of her longevity.
“Some have been fired or forced out. Some went back to private sector. Some talents are much better deployed on the outside… It’s not for everyone because it’s a president who is unconventional.”
“Some have been fired or forced out. Some went back to private sector. Some talents are much better deployed on the outside… It’s not for everyone because it’s a president who is unconventional.”
Conway’s West Wing office was formerly Hillary Clinton’s (then Karl Rove’s).
It’s pretty spacious - a commodity in a cramped White House - and close to Trump’s desk. “I can get to the Oval Office in 12 seconds in three inch heels”, she joked.
It’s pretty spacious - a commodity in a cramped White House - and close to Trump’s desk. “I can get to the Oval Office in 12 seconds in three inch heels”, she joked.
She has blown up photos from her time in office on the wall, each around 2ft wide.
1 next to Trump smiling in Oval Office, 1 from inauguration ball, 2 from her swearing in ceremony.
One shows her with Bannon, Priebus, Spicer and other original top aides. “All gone”.
1 next to Trump smiling in Oval Office, 1 from inauguration ball, 2 from her swearing in ceremony.
One shows her with Bannon, Priebus, Spicer and other original top aides. “All gone”.
I asked if the Trump campaign had a lying problem given so many top figures (Cohen, Flynn, Manafort) have been caught out. Conway said the lying happened after the election.
She gave a flattering portrayal of Trump - “very warm and funny, engaged, excellent storyteller, razor-sharp listener”.
Said he has “a true connective tissue to people who felt that they are outside of the political system ... trying to knock on a door that no one answers”.
Said he has “a true connective tissue to people who felt that they are outside of the political system ... trying to knock on a door that no one answers”.
Critics say her ultra loyalty in public is key to why she’s lasted so long.
But Conway insists she challenges Trump in private: “Part of how you stay on the president’s side is to be honest with him and to deliver the news whether good, bad or ugly. He appreciates that.”
But Conway insists she challenges Trump in private: “Part of how you stay on the president’s side is to be honest with him and to deliver the news whether good, bad or ugly. He appreciates that.”
Finally, I asked Conway about “alternative facts”. She did not seem impressed.
