White House counselor Kellyanne Conway attempted to defend President Donald Trump’s racist Twitter rant against progressive Democratic congresswomen by asking a reporter his ethnicity. My ancestors are from Ireland and Italy,” and went on to insist that the question was relevant. “No, it is [relevant] because you’re asking about ... [Trump] said ‘originally.’ He said ‘originally from.’ And you know everything he has said since, and to have a full conversation,” argued Conway. I asked the question to answer the question and volunteered my own ethnicity: Italian and Irish. Like many, I am proud of my ethnicity, love the USA & grateful to God to be an American 🇺🇸 https://t.co/OvBALIO6WP — Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) July 16, 2019

Source: Huffington Post July 16, 2019 17:41 UTC