Could the president’s counselor and spin master be looking for a new job soon?
Kellyanne Conway was once thought of as a spin master. Her ability to pivot from controversy to somehow blaming her boss’ actions on Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton was (and still sort of is) a work of cringeworthy art.
Things have changed over the past few weeks for Conway though. It appears President Trump’s councilor was just un-followed on Twitter by The Donald, not just from his @RealDonaldTrump account, but also all White House accounts as well.
Firing Conway would be both understandable and tumultuous at the same time. Her endorsement of Ivanka Trump’s products on national television (in the wake of Nordstrom discontinuing the carrying of her commodities line) was embarrassing and a clear conflict of interest between the powers of the president and related personal business endeavors.
She’s also been catching heat for how she’s fielded questions about Trump’s latest controversies, particularly today’s (February 14) press back-and-forths about national security adviser Michael Flynn’s resignation after it emerged that the Justice Department informed the White House it believed he could be subject to blackmail. A subsequent firing of Conway could further prove that Trump’s appointments were both of bad judgment and reveal turmoil within the administration.
It’s also worth noting that Kellyanne Conway herself removed a picture of herself and Donald Trump from her official Twitter account.
Of course the internet is going crazy with the possibility of her firing. “OMG! It appears that Trump, Spicer & Priebus are personally engaging in TORTURE! They’ve UNFOLLOWED #KellyanneCONway. How TERRIBLE! #Resist,” someone tweeted. “It appears Donald Trump just gave Kellyanne Conway the kiss of death in the only manner that matters to him — he unfollowed her on Twitter,” another person wrote.