It's not a surprise that President Donald Trump's administration is excellent at cherry-picking, sugar-coating and, of course, spinning the news. After all, President Trump's popularity became a reality thanks to his witty skill at handling the media, and some would say, his victory is due to his former campaign manager who is currently acting as his counselor: Kellyanne Conway.
Conway, who used to be the president and CEO of The Polling Company Inc., became a sensation on the internet after demonstrating her talent at dodging hard questions from the press, and her fluent use of euphemisms during interviews. Conway would go on live television during the campaign and justify whatever scandalous thing Trump would do or say. Her distinguished big smile, never faded.
Conway, not as campaign manager but as Trump's crisis handler, changed the world of American politics and public relation professionals forever. If you still do not believe the impact these news-spinning techniques are done, here are three moments that Conway just went too far:
1. Alternative Facts
Unfortunately for Conway, she will pass down history not as one of the few women in history to "successfully" run a presidential campaign, but for providing the dictionary with another synonymous of the word LIE.
On Jan. 22, Conway defended White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's false statements about the crowd size of attendees at President Trump's inauguration.
"I'll answer it this way: Think about what you just said to your viewers. That's why we feel compelled to go out and clear the air and put alternative facts out there," Conway said.
2. Conway promotes Ivanka Trump's brand
After Nordstrom dropped Ivanka's fashion products from all their stores, President Trump sent out a tweet calling out Nordstrom and defending her daughter. Later, Conway made an appearance on Fox Friends, where she did the unthinkable: Not only did she defend Ivanka trump as a White House representative, but she did about a 10-second (or more) commercial for the president's daughter's brand.
“It is just a wonderful line. I own some of it,” Conway said. “I’m going to give a free commercial here: Go buy it today, everybody. You can find it online.”
Conway might have violated a rule stating that says federal officials cannot use public office for commercial purposes. “Go buy Ivanka’s stuff," she said.
3. Conway attempts to defend women
Although this GIF pretty much does the explaining for us, it is to point out that Conway has saved Trump from media scandals many times. And to honor her ethics and women studies college professors, here are some more of her quotes:"Women in my focus groups, they say a bald man is trustworthy. He has nothing to hide."
"I want to do right, apart from my gender—I want to do right as a campaign manager."
"The fact is that Hillary Clinton could not stand up to a cheating husband, so how in the world would she stand up to North Korea and some of our other enemies around the globe? "
"Voters tend to reject overreach and distraction—women in particular."
