Kellyanne Conway's husband slams Trump's lying

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George and Kellyanne Conway

BESIDES BOTH OF US being Filipino Americans, I have very little in common with George Conway, the husband of Donald Trump's advisor and spokesperson Kellyanne Conway. Most of our views, I suspect, are diametrically opposite. However, there is one topic upon which we might find agreement -- Donald Trump.

George Conway, a Filipino American, is no longer being diplomatic -- for his wife's sake -- about his views on rump.

When Trump tried to show media bias, he brought up a mistake by President Barack Obama when he referred to the "57 states" he had visited during his campaign, Conway wrote on Twitter that there is a “huge difference” between what Obama quickly recognized was an error and Trump’s “ceaseless, shameless, and witless prevarication on virtually all topics, large and small.” 

Over the past year, it has become more and more apparent that there might be growing tension in the Conway household.

Last week, he retweeted the New York Times oped by a reportedly a high ranking member of Trump's team.

George Conway, who previously shied away from social media, began criticizing Trump's attacks on judges and the judicial system this year. That apparently riled the conservative attorney, who began tweeting his views contrary to Trump's various positions.

George Conway has played a quiet but impactful role in the conservative movement. If it weren’t for him, the nation might never have met Monica Lewinsky, and Donald Trump might never have met Kellyanne, reports the Washington Post.

“This one disgruntled New York lawyer almost single-handedly brought down the president,” David Brock, the conservative provocateur-turned-Clinton acolyte, later wrote.

To be clear, George Conway is not a left-wing radical whose opposition to conservatism is second nature. He is still a rabid conservative, which makes his critiques of Trump policies and behavior even more meaningful.  Don't think of him as some sort of heroic figure for progressives because of his criticism of Trump. However, he believes in the sanctity of the institutions that form the foundation of our democracy. That includes the checks and balances that our Founding Fathers intended between the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government.

How has his wife's job affected his marriage? "If my wife were the counselor to the CEO of Pepsi and I had a problem with her boss, I would simply drink my Coke and keep my mouth shut," George reportedly said. "If the president were simply mediocre or even bad, I'd have nothing to say. This is much different."

"I feel there's a part of him that thinks I chose Donald Trump over him," Kellyanne said to The Post. "Which is ridiculous. One is my work and one is my marriage."

"It is disrespectful, it's a violation of basic decency, certainly, if not marital vows," she said.

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