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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sun Apr 1, 2018, 05:20 PM Apr 2018

New book alleges Kellyanne Conway is the 'number one leaker' in Trump White House

By Devan Cole

Updated 2:36 PM ET, Sun April 1, 2018

(CNN)The author of a new book on the current state of affairs in the White House claims that Kellyanne Conway is the "number one leaker" in President Donald Trump's White House.

In a Sunday interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union," Ronald Kessler, the author of "The Trump White House: Changing the Rules of the Game," claimed that the President's counselor and former campaign manager leaks more information to the press than any other individual working in the White House.

Kessler told Tapper that in at least one interview with Conway, she forgot that they were on-the-record as she ripped into her fellow colleagues. According to Kessler, Conway said some of the most "mean, cutting and honestly untrue" things about former chief of staff Reince Priebus, and also "dissed" Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the President's senior advisor and son-in-law.

"So if you wonder why there are so many leaks out of the White House, one reason is Kellyanne Conway is the number one leaker," Kessler said.

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https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/01/politics/ronald-kessler-jake-tapper-interview/index.html

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New book alleges Kellyanne Conway is the 'number one leaker' in Trump White House (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2018 OP
She is so insincere who knows what she means and says. BigmanPigman Apr 2018 #1
Right In Front Of The Con Man... Grassy Knoll Apr 2018 #2
2 birds of a feather, elleng Apr 2018 #3
republican "family values" totally suck cesspool scum Achilleaze Apr 2018 #4
Noticed Wellstone ruled Apr 2018 #5
LOL Iliyah Apr 2018 #6
Has Donald heard about this story ?? kentuck Apr 2018 #7
I heard he deleted a lot of that Trump diz. Ligyron Apr 2018 #14
I can believe that. Solly Mack Apr 2018 #8
Yes that's her style, but she has also leaked bad info a few times FakeNoose Apr 2018 #9
Duh. Conway and Bannon and the president sharedvalues Apr 2018 #10
I'll buy the 'mean cutting' part of the leaks about Priebus, Mc Mike Apr 2018 #11
Let's see what Trump does with this piece of info. IluvPitties Apr 2018 #12
Stephanie Clifford (Stormy) is a sex worker. Kellyanne CONway is a .... ? Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #13
I am held back from writing those words Angry Dragon Apr 2018 #15
She's a Grand Illusion Kurt V. Apr 2018 #16
Seems like her husband might be a conduit too bitterross Apr 2018 #17
Trump likes women who leak Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2018 #18

BigmanPigman

(51,623 posts)
1. She is so insincere who knows what she means and says.
Sun Apr 1, 2018, 05:30 PM
Apr 2018

Her mic was still on after a Morning Joe segment about a year ago and she was telling the TV audience how wonderful the moron is, blah, blah, blah... After the segment ended she was caught telling Mika and Joe, "Yuk, now I have to go take a shower".

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
4. republican "family values" totally suck cesspool scum
Sun Apr 1, 2018, 05:32 PM
Apr 2018

They all just pissing on each other, and us, all the time.

Tragic.

kentuck

(111,110 posts)
7. Has Donald heard about this story ??
Sun Apr 1, 2018, 05:50 PM
Apr 2018

KellyAnne may have to resign her position?

After all, her husband, George Conway, has been making a lot of attacks against the White House lately.

Solly Mack

(90,779 posts)
8. I can believe that.
Sun Apr 1, 2018, 05:50 PM
Apr 2018

She doesn't work for Trump. He is merely the product she promotes. Not her boss. Conway answers to the Mercers as she once answered to Scaife.

FakeNoose

(32,714 posts)
9. Yes that's her style, but she has also leaked bad info a few times
Sun Apr 1, 2018, 05:56 PM
Apr 2018

I think sometimes Cheeto used KellyAnne to drop lies into the reporters' ears so they will report the wrong thing.
Or maybe not, but it sure looks that way.

Don't forget that KellyAnne came to Trump's campaign because Robert Mercer put her there, along with Steve Bannon. Both Conway and Bannon were taking marching orders from Mercer, not Trump. They worked together against Ivanka, Jared, and the Trump family, but they sometimes teamed up with Priebus when it was in their best interest. I learned a lot of this from Michael Wolff's book "Fire and Fury."

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
10. Duh. Conway and Bannon and the president
Sun Apr 1, 2018, 06:01 PM
Apr 2018

Alll three of them built their careers as propagandists and media manipulators. Why should we expect them to stop now?

Mc Mike

(9,115 posts)
11. I'll buy the 'mean cutting' part of the leaks about Priebus,
Sun Apr 1, 2018, 06:14 PM
Apr 2018

but not the 'honestly untrue' part.

Priebus sucks as bad as Conway, dRump, etc.

 

bitterross

(4,066 posts)
17. Seems like her husband might be a conduit too
Sun Apr 1, 2018, 07:52 PM
Apr 2018

If she rants and raves about everyone at the White House to her husband he might be the conduit. Apparently, he's not too fond of 45 and the administration.

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