Kellyanne Conway struggles to name top African-American White House aides
Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway struggled Sunday to name prominent African-American staffers who work in President Donald Trump's White House.
In an interview on ABC's "This Week", host Jon Karl asked Conway for the name of any top African-American staffer since White House adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman's departure last year.
Conway pointed to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson, but Karl pressed her to name someone who works in the White House.
"Who now is that person?" Karl asked. "Who is the most prominent, high-level adviser to president on the West Wing staff right now?"
"We have Ja'Ron," Conway said, not including a last name.
Former White House aide Marc Short appeared on ABC after Conway and identified the staffer as Ja'Ron Smith, who he said works in the East Wing. Smith's LinkedIn profile lists his title as Director of Urban Affairs and Revitalization.
"He's done a fabulous job and ... he's been very involved with Jared Kushner and President Trump on prison reform. He's been there from the beginning," Conway said, adding that he works in an office in the Executive Office Building.
"But not in the West Wing," Karl said. "What does that say to have not a single senior advisor in the West Wing who's African American?"
"I didn't say that there wasn't, but hold on," Conway said, as Karl pressed again for a name. "There are plenty of people."
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