Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Kellyanne and George Conway will step back from their political jobs

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Kellyanne and George Conway had opposite views of Donald Trump.

... Meanwhile, Claudia Conway has been prolific on social media.


The Conway family drama playing out on social media will be coming to a close as George Conway announced he will be leaving the anti-Trump Lincoln Project and his wife, Kellyanne Conway, announced that she will leave her post 
at the end of the month as a close advisor to Trump .

"I will be transitioning from the White House at the end of this month. George is also making changes," Kellyanne Conway said in a statement released Sunday. Since she was Trump's campaign manager, she has grown to be one Trump's most visible  and outspoken spokespersons.

"We disagree about plenty but we are united on what matters most: the kids. Our four children are teens and 'tweens starting a new academic year, in middle school and high school, remotely from home for at least a few months. As millions of parents nationwide know, kids 'doing school from home' requires a level of attention and vigilance that is as unusual as these times."

For his part, George Conway, 56, tweeted on Sunday, that he's leaving the Lincold Project, a PAC that he co-founded along with other Republicans opposing Trump. “So I’m withdrawing from @ProjectLincoln to devote more time to family matters. And I’ll be taking a Twitter hiatus,” 

“Needless to say, I continue to support the Lincoln Project and its mission. Passionately.” 
The couple's decision to withdraw from the public discourse is an apparent attempt to heal the fractured relationship, according to their 15-year old daughter, Claudia. 

The Conway's political differences have been on display on social media since Trump's first year in office. His social media postings and scathing opeds in the Washington Post and New York Times got under Trump's sking. In his own tweets, Trump hit back, calling the Filipino American "Mr. Kellyanne Conway" and the "husband from hell."

The tension between the two has apparently affected one of their daughter who has gained quite a following online. With her left-leaning political views she often criticizes her mother and Trump and how its affected her family. She also disagrees with her conservative father except with his anti-Trump views.


After that last tweet on Saturday, her parents made the decision to do what they did for the sake of the family. 

Claudia also posted on TikTok, writing that “Running away Phase 1 starts tomorrow at 7 am.” That would have been Sunday when the elder Conways made their announcements.

In one tweet, Claudia posted that she was "devastated" that her mother was speaking at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday (Aug. 26).

Kellyanne Conway, one of the longest tenured White House staffer, said Monday that she will still speak at the RNC.

"In time, I will announce future plans. For now, and for my beloved children, it will be less drama, more mama," she said.

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