Trump selects Conway for White House counselor position
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Kellyanne Conway, Trump-Pence campaign manager, was seen prior to a Dec. 1 forum at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Mass. Conway is headed to the White House, where she’ll serve as counselor to the president.
WASHINGTON >> President-elect Donald Trump has named close adviser Kellyanne Conway as his White House counselor, elevating the woman who led his campaign to victory to a senior West Wing position.
Conway, who took over as campaign manager in the summer, has been one of Trump’s most visible advisers, making frequent television appearances on his behalf. She has a strong rapport with the president-elect and was seen as a positive influence on his often chaotic campaign.
“She is a tireless and tenacious advocate of my agenda and has amazing insights on how to effectively communicate our message,” Trump said in a statement today announcing the position.
In tapping Conway for the senior White House role, Trump is creating another power center in the West Wing. He’s already named outgoing Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus as his chief of staff and conservative media executive Steve Bannon as a senior adviser. Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will also be an influential adviser, though his exact role is still to be determined.
Internal rivalries have long been a hallmark of Trump’s businesses and campaign as well as his transition team. Conway and Priebus have been at odds over some major decisions, including who should serve as Trump’s secretary of state. He ultimately chose Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson.
Conway irritated some Trump aides with her outspoken opposition to the prospect of the president-elect picking Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee, to head the State Department. She panned the idea in public, though she said she had also made her feelings known to Trump privately.
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Conway, a longtime Republican pollster, considered not joining the White House staff and turned down offers to serve in a communications role. She also expressed a desire to help Trump set up an outside political organization to promote his agenda.
Conway said today that she was “humbled and honored to play a role in helping transform the movement he has led into a real agenda of action and results.”
Transition officials said announcements on other White House positions could come by the end of the week.
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America First Kellyanne Conway…awesome selection! Americanism returns to the WH!
IRT KeoniGohan, fully agree with your post. A few years ago Kellyanne was our keynote speaker in Kona and we sat next to each other sharing political concepts. She did her normal outstanding job and many congratulations to her in her successful work. And, it’s taken her into the White House.
WOW must have been a wonderful experience! ^5 One of those once in a lifetime personal happenings!
January 20, 2017 #MAGA
Keonigohan, kuroiwaj, both sick fascists
@ vector….SORE WHINING LIB LOSER…
The sooner you get over your DEVASTATING LANDSLIDE SHELLACKING LOSS the better for you….until then EAT CROW!
January 20, 2017 #MAGA
Trumpf is bringing in low life slithering snakes. The halls of the WH will be marred with reptile tracks. The swamp is trumpf.
She is appalling and a spin meister. Very disappointed!
O’s closest counselor Iranian Valerie Jarrett…
Kellyanne Conway is a true American with American values…PERIOD!
January 20, 2017 #MAGA
Kelly Anne is a defender the Alt- Wrong fascist, White Supremacist, White Nationalist, Neo-Nazi, AmeriKKKa ideology and agenda. Blatant bigot, racist and creator of fake news aND conspiracy theories
@vector
Taking one from your bud…”you’re lying of course!”
Now moi….and yet…‘Trump Whisperer,’ Will Be Counselor to President Donald J. Trump!
January 20, 2017 #MAGA
ps…the sooner you get over your DEVASTATING LANDSLIDE SHELLACKING LOSS the better for you.
American values like the Christian values of the KKK
@ vector
@ vector
Can’t wait to see you in 8 wonderful years lol
Eat CROW!!!
January 20, 2017 #MAGA
Kelly Anne has lied and faksified everything during the campaign. 4 years. Of more lies and fabrications will be a lot to endure
I’ll ENJOY every minute!!!
Kdonigohan, you are already among the lunatics and cannot hope for anything better
I am sure you will, as you descend into greater madness
@ vector
But I am on the WINNING TRUMP TRAIN….big difference from where you are…the SHOCKING LOSING side!
You eat CROW.
January 20, 2017 #MAGA
The lie-ing Wicked Witch of AreriKKKa is not even pretty, just like her heart and soul.
aahhhh no substance like your empty skull..EAT CROW!
January 20, 2017 #MAGA BEGINS
Keonigohan, I do not have a rotting fascist brain like yours
@ vector
We WON. You LOST. What stage of comprehending LOSING are you at?
The clintons & the Dem party are in total DISARRAY. You’d be smart to join the Dem party & see if Keith Ellison & Pelosi are your idols…start from there & rebuild.
#MAGA January 20, 2017
She makes my skin curl. Kellyanne has lost any sense of dignity.
Hillary makes my skin crawl.
Poll: 62% of Democrats and Independents say @HillaryClinton should not run in 2020.
hiLIARy is making a LOT of Dems skin crawl too!
#MAGA
Seriously? Was she even CONSIDERING yet another torture tour in 2020???? She and Billy Boy are politically toxic now.
Fini, kaput, DONE
Oh yeah….PAU
Keonigohan, you think too highly of your deranged mind
@ vector<<< waaaaaaaaaa waaaaaaaaaa "It's crying time again...... January 20, 2017 #MAGA
Con man picks Con ways. Lol.
Keolu, you do not make my skin curl, you just make me really realize there are many hateful bigoted idiots in Hawaii Nei
In the affirmative
The thing about OD is that eh tells it straight.
So do all the folks here…fair & balanced..you decide.
She is a snake Trump is adding to the cesspool of Alt-Right Tea Party Republicans. Trump is doing an excellent job of filling the swamp in Washington with the same Republicans who have been there for years, and now adding more of the fascist Tea Party types to his cabinet and administration. Trump love for tyrants and mass murderer’s like Putin, Assad, and Erdogan of Turkey, reveal what kind of person he is and the kiND of people he will have in government. Our democracy and Republic is being undermined and subverted from within by the President Elect and his advisers, Administration, and his supporters.
and yet…‘Trump Whisperer,’ Will Be Counselor to President Donald J. Trump!
January 20, 2017 #MAGA
ps…the sooner you get over your DEVASTATING LANDSLIDE SHELLACKING LOSS the better for you.
Keonigohan you have been conned or self deceived by the Trump, Steve Bannon, Breitbart, Tea Party, White Supremacist & Nationalist,KKK Propaganda Disinformation Machine
What devastating landslide loss. Hillary had 2.9 million popular votes than Trump, or 2% more than Trump. Now Trump and all you Trump worshippers have to figure out how to unite America again, after you have done such a wonderful job of turning half of the voting populace against you
@ vector
Get over yourself.
Popular Vote DOES NOT COUNT….you LOST. Been that way for 240 years.
PE Trump can only try to unite…takes 2.
Your party is in complete DISARRAY so you already have huge problems to worry about.
If you’re going to be a problem get out of the way for those who want to come to unite…
ps…if California was not involved in the election Trump would have won the Popular Vote as well…read up on why we have the Electoral Vote…you might see the bigger picture.
PHONEY. Like almost all his appointees- during the campaign and hey all didn’t like or had doubts about trump. Also if I remember Conway stated she did not want a position cause she wanted to consentrate on raising her children. Also always doesn’t not answer questions but end up answering with negative inquiry of the demo or Clinton. All of them(guliane, Gingrich, pence etc) does the same and I might say Fox Newscasters does the same.
Since the SA left out her answer about her deciding to take a job at the WH:
It will allow her time to still be a mother, especially since she doesn’t golf or have a mistress. I really like this woman. She tells it like it is, she voiced her opposition to Romney because.Trump supporteres were calling and emailing her their dislike of him because of what he has said about Trump during the campaign. She is the person that will keep Trump on track by giving him feedback that comes directly from the public. I am looking forward to the next four years.
Agree!
#MAGA
Nalogirl, Kellyanne will keep Trump on his flakes twitter track
Kellyanne is like Trump, an absentee parent. Trump did not raise his kids, his divorced wife raised them. His wife Melania and his young son are props to be paraded to make him look like a good caring father. His son Baron on Election looked like he was bewildered at what was happening, and did not show much ethusiasm for his father Trump. Baron probably knows a lot more about the real Trump than any of us can ever know
No offense danji, but you really need to work on your grammar and spelling.
You have to remember Fox News is owned by Rupert Murdoch,p the tycoon of his media Empire, which has done it’s fair share of hacking. World News, under Rupert had even hacked into the accounts of the Royal Family, and also was found to be colluding with British Prime Minister David Cameron to rig the elections. I would not be surprised Rupert Murdoch, and his World News were supplying Wiki leaks with the hacks, along with Putin’s KGB, and military cyber warfare units
Okay, Rupert Murdock is also owner of the Wall Street Journel. That can explain why Trump is appointing so many Wall Street Billionaires and CEOS to his cabinet, who worked for many years with Goldman Sachs, like Steve Bannon, Trump’s Chief Adviser, Steve Mnuchin, Goldman Sachs Executive, as Secretary of the Treasury
You know nothing. Thank God for FOX NEWS. Rated number one by a landslide.
Sarge, Fox News is just like the Russian media, totally controlled by Putin, KGB
Fox News is also the media outlet for Rupert Murdock, Roger Ailes, and other scum
Agree with vector. Faux news is fauk.
Excellent choice.
Yikes, she does not even know how to be a caring mother for her kids, maybe absentee mothers are Okay with you.
Look how you turned out…sad!
January 20, 2017 #MAGA
Sorry to disappoint you, I had a beautiful caring and very loving mother, who was an inspiration of love and compassion, and all who knew her, also loved her dearly
I’m sure Mrs. Conway is a great Mom as well. You don’t even know her why would you berate her that way? Just because of her ideology?
Excellent choice if you are one of the 1%
She should have been Person of The Year. She did what MILLIONS said could not be done. Congratulations.
She is the ultimate spin doctor for Trump and has proved it during the entire campaign. Trump is going to need her now more than ever after he takes office next month to explain away all the stuff Trump will do.
Be afraid you democrats. Your agenda to weaken America is about to fall down around your ears. And that’s a good thing.
My take is the Dems agenda is below their toenails.
Tsboy, Hitler and the Nazis also had complete idolatrous of the German people, and their Third Reich was to last for a 1000 years. It lasted less than 10 years. GOD has a lot of patience, and Karma is very just
much better than anyone on clinton’s spaghetti les team of conspirators.
Her highest qualification is her ability to appear on television and, with a straight face and in spite of video evidence, deny that Trump has said the racist, misogynist, or profoundly ignorant things that expose, over and over again, how unqualified and how unprepared he is for the office that he’s about to assume.
She has no sense of decency.
Gotta admit…she did a da-MNED good job of it, though. Agree or disagree. Right??
They have made a pact with the Devil, Putin
bs: The total Clinton campaign spending is quoted as $704.0M. The total Trump spending is quoted as $322.4M. Obviously, she’s very good at what she does. Unfortunately, you can’t understand that and rely on a strategy of name calling absent any substance.
Interesting how the self-proclaimed pro-women democratic party, the Clinton campaign and her supporters will never celebrate this lady’s accomplishments. Hypocrites? Personally, I was not very impressed by her during the campaign but the outcome and the credit that Trump gave her would indicate that she is a lot smarter than the people who ran Hillary’s campaign.
Perfectly qualified for the Trump White House. After all, how many women are there who are willing to go on national television to defend Trump’s “grab them by the p***y” comments?
“It’s Cryin Time Again”
Sarge, I detect a lot of phony in you
OR? Hillary’s husband, El Presidente Billy Bob Clinton’s infidelities of “The Blue Dress and the Cigar” in the White House and Hillary being his Strong Arm? This is NOT FAKE News bro,He actually committed the act! VS Trumps Comments? Really?
Your assertions of President Trump VS the Clinton’s is very weak and low comparison!But yes,as usual it has totally been “Detected” again and full of BS.
Bubba is a r@pist.
Bubba is an angry old man. He thought he would be back in the Oral Office. Now all he has are his memories.
@ Tita Girl
“Now all he has are his memories”….and hiLIARy.
(cough)
@ Tita Girl
Just came back and re reading & came across yours …GASP!
You being bad today girl!
May PE Trump forgive you!
#MAGA
@keoni….does this mean a spanking?
Mercy!
Excellent Choice! During the Campaign ,she was not only President Elect Trump’s Campaign Mgr,but also served as an Adviser! AND at the same time playing a critical roll as ” The Equalizer” . Reeling in President Trump whenever he strays off point or becomes too Rash ( Or Realistic) for the Liberals to handle! Haaaaaaaaaaa! For Me?
I like the Straight -up, Never Back-Down,Tell it Like it is President! This is True Leadership!
In reality,Kellyanne Conway has accomplished more than a few women,including John Podesta could ever Dream Of! With that in Mind? why isn’t the MSM,giving her the Props she deserves? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Looking at President Trump’s choices regarding his staff and Cabinet picks? I starting to Breath a little easier. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh ! Breath-in ,Breath-Out! There…
Off Grid:
I telling you folks!
The Libs are in Disarray and Denial. And acting like children! The Daily Mail ( or,Go To Drudge Report) has a story, how Crazy these people really are!
Heading reads:”Screaming Lawyer Chases Down Ivanka Trump on Jet Blue”. The Libs has stooped down to an “All Time Low” stooping down to Harassing and threatening The First Lady of the United States Of America? Really? I mean isn’t there a Law protecting the First Lady? Let’s see if they try that again, after President Elect Trump is Sworn in……let’s see. IMUA!
I agree that the treatment that Ivanka and her family and the rest of the Trump family have been harassed and the media seems to think its okay. My goodness, her children were there too. No class. BTW : Melania is the First Lady, Ivanka will be filling in for her until Baron finishes at school.
@ MoiLee & nalogirl….
2 of the many INFORMED people! Wish all could be like that but some have to be…ah…you know.
January 20, 2017 #MAGA
Indeed Nalogirl! The question is,why isn’t the DOJ pursuing these cases and these Violent people? such as……
1.”Organized Violent Protesting” at Trump’s Rally?
Remember seeing a Trump supporter being punched and kicked in the head because he was Trump supported?
……Not a Peep out of this administration or the DOJ?
2. Life Threatening threats to the electors? Again Not a Peep?
3. Life threats against FL Melania Trump ? Again Not a Peep? I mean the lists goes on and on!
But, I say again But! If the situation was reversed,where as Hillary was the Victor in the president race? And these were Trump’s People? All hell would break lose!
KaBoom!
You git that right Moi. The hypocrisy by the Clinton supporters is disgraceful. I thought that the media said they would change their biased reporting since they were outed by Wikileaks? No, the MSM still thinks that the American people are ignorant. I can’t see how anyone can actually say that the way the incoming President and his family has been down played and disregarded. I give Ivank credit f
The New York Times provided an excellent example of bias when they printed a front page story about how a little boy had a nightmare about PE Trump winning. No exemplary journalism here.
Luv yoy reference to John Podesta who was Hillary’s debacle campaign manager, whose emails to Huma Abedin was the leaked by WiliLeaks that did Hillary’s. Loser cannot believe Podesta did her in. He was the father that sired the Move on organization that opposed Bill’s impeachment. Since then with funding from the Open Society Foundation instigated the demonstrations against the president-elect. Blame the George Soros for funding John Podesta instead the Russian. Look inward for the loss! Hillary’s loss to Barry and now to Trump. Success story??????
@MoiLee, you can look for Ivanka and her family here. They were on their way to Hawaii according to KITV and KHON2 news. Should be here by now, somewhere.
Yeah, the Republican brats like Trump are rejoicing with another nut case in Trump’s cabinet
Moilee, Ivanka is not the First Lady of President Elect Trump, she is his daughter. You are really confused and delusional
A very rare and amazing individual, who is a team player, believes in conservative values and wants to make America great again. She will help to keep President Trump on his path to success. The PE has made great choices for his administration, which gives us encouragement after all the Obama years of disappointment and poor decision making.
Conservative values like slavery, the vote for white men only, the Christian KKK values of lynching blacks, and segregating them, persecuting minority groups and races. Those are the Conservative values of which you speak
She is predictable, a distraction, and obviously not one to be taken seriously.
O is predictable, a distraction, and obviously not one to be taken seriously…Vladi & the EU.
You are totally deranged keonigohan, just like the other fascist Alt-Wrong gang
Racist much?
I guess you’ve never seen or heard her in interviews. This woman is smart and tough and she isn’t afraid to tell it like it really is! Good job!
Another excellent selection by Trump. The feminists should be cheering Trump’s selection. Here is a successful woman who ran Donald’s campaign and against all odds won the election. This in sharp contrast to Waldo Clinton who would have been selling real estate in a polyester pant suit driving a ’92 Dodge were it not for her husband.
Hillary would have chosen the muslim woman.
Allahu Akbar Abedin!
Allah Akbar Trump
Allahu Akbar Barack Hussein obama
Conway is very qualified for the job. I have watched her during the campaign and always found her to be straight talking and very articulate in presenting Trump to the american
public. Trump continues to do a very good job in selecting who he wants in his cabinet and to be his closet advisors.
O’s appointments were a lot of Money Donor pay-for-play buggahs hence the WORST POTUS/administration in American history.
#DrainTheSwamp
January 20, 2017 #MAGA
Say your prayers! Say your prayers!
Dear Lord, please bless Trump as he becomes President of the United States. Bless our country and help us all in making America Great Again! Amen and Merry Christmas!
Looks like working for Trump is more important than spending more time with her four daughters. Kellyanne has been bought.
Where is the factual substance for this comment?
I’m sorry, but I’m finding that many blonde women look like her. Even the ladies on CNN and commercials. I must be racist. They all look alike to me. Like Barbie.
She is the very first female presidential campaign manager in the history of our country and she did an AMAZING job. Haters are gonna hate unless she was on THEIR side. Understandable. I’d be jealous too.
She did an amazing job. She spun and spun and spun and still continues to do it today. She is perfect for the job, maybe the only one who is capable.