Conway Urges Viewers During Fox Interview: 'Go Buy Ivanka's Stuff!'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo


By KRISTIN SALAKY Published FEBRUARY 9, 2017, 9:29 AM EDT

Top Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway used a Fox News appearance on Thursday morning to encourage people to buy items from Ivanka Trump's clothing and accessories line, just one day after the President slammed Nordstrom on Twitter for dropping it.

"Go buy Ivanka's stuff is what I would tell you," she said. "I hate shopping, I will go get some myself today."

Link to tweet

"This is just a wonderful line," Conway continued. "I own some of it. I fully—I'm going to give a free commercial here. Go buy it today, everybody, you can find it online."

Conway said that she finds it troubling that executives are dropping Ivanka Trump's clothing line when she feels the President's daughter is an icon for women's empowerment and that executives, like those at Nordstrom, are using Ivanka Trump to get to her father.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/conway-plugging-ivanka-line-fox

[weissmam]

1. she just broke about a dozen ethics laws

[lapfog_1]

2. If she is being paid by taxpayer dollars

pretty sure the federal marshalls should be perp walking her out of the west wing.

Having been a federal employee for 10 years, this sort of activity is clearly illegal.

Unlike the President, she has no protection in federal law.

[Occulus]

8. I was a federal employee myself

It's been a few years, but I believe there are some fairly stiff rules regarding advocating for or advertising the products of any private enterprise while acting in one's official capacity as a federal employee.

The kicker is that she will get away with this by claiming she was not acting in her official capacity but rather was speaking as an invited guest.

Where she physically was located at the time she made the statement has a lot to do with it, though, and if she was clearly speaking from a government office, yeah, she screwed up bad.

Edit: never mind. She was AT the White House when she said it. And even said "I'm going to give a free commercial here." While on your dime and mine.

Not that anything will stick to Cookingspray Conway, but we can hope...

[wordpix]

13. legal pundit on msnbc right after said she broke a federal law

He cited it. More evidence for the Drumpf conflict-of-interest court case

[yurbud]

14. ethics rules are for little people...and Democrats

[HAB911]

3. Lock her up!

https://thinkprogress.org/kellyanne-conway-tells-america-to-buy-ivankas-stuff-may-have-violated-federal-law-83cf40dd86ed#.cqp3u9lpn

[barbtries]

4. why can't the president just be kicked out

for this blatant conflict of interest? i don't get why he's allowed to get away with this. i mean, i know republicans are craven, soulless, assholes without a shred of shame or decency, but do they really want what this administration is leading to?

we can't just teeter on this cliff forever.

it seems simple. give the president a choice: his business or the presidency. this has gone on way too long, and we're what? 2 1/2 weeks into it?

[wordpix]

15. "republicans are craven, soulless, assholes without a shred of shame or decency"

You answered your own q. If we had a Dem Congress, Drumpf would have been told to divest and his kids could NOT be his top advisors or he would not be sworn in. But repugs were so happy to get one of their own in the presidency they could not care less what he does.

[barbtries]

18. i keep thinking at some point

they will realize what a catastrophe it is. or is shaping up to become. but maybe not.

[louis-t]

5. That's it, take away health insurance, eliminate wage laws

force people into poverty, then order them to go out and buy a $10,000 bracelet. Keep poking that bear, assholes.

[logosoco]

6. Owning a sweat shop does not make one an icon for women's empowerment. nt

[Blue Idaho]

7. Support Chinese Manufacturing...

Isn't all that tacky Trump family shit made in China? Stay classy Sewer Rat Barbie - stay classy.

[Aristus]

9. Sure am glad Trump drained the swamp of corruption in DC...

[neeksgeek]

10. I wouldn't buy Ivanka's stuff with your money. nt

[Paladin]

11. Don't let this distract you from more important issues, folks.

Yes, the Nordstrom's matter is outrageous and belongs on our lengthening "Impeachable Offenses" list. But I think the trumpistas are trying to deflect attention from: 1.) the huge gust of positive wind put into Senator Warren's electoral sails by turtle-boy's fumbling; and 2.) sharply critical comments on trump's handling of the courts---from trump's own nominee for SCOTUS.

So glad to see trump and his thugs, headed for a ditch. Let's do all we can to hasten the process.

[wordpix]

16. it's important for evidence in the conflict-of-interest charge to impeach

AND the sheeple can maybe understand it

[Paladin]

21. Anything that works. (nt)

[yurbud]

12. The GOP is the QVC. the SNL skit writes itself.

"And if you act now, you will get not one, not two, but THREE Trump steaks AND 20% off your first semester at Trump University!"

[JI7]

17. even without the ethics issue who is going to want fashion advice from her ?

This makes it even worse. But failed business people like the trumps can't see that.

[LiberalLovinLug]

19. Where is the push to boycott the Don's direct businesses?

Sure boycott Ivanka's line. I guess that is the easiest route. And maybe that is a great strategy in that it will only stoke discontent within the Drumpf family.

And I understand that Trump has his tiny hands in many enterprises but there must be a way to highlight one or two at a time. Make it a weekly or monthly plan 'boycott of the month' idea.

I guess it could be that he has shielded himself by mainly investing in luxury services and hotels.

Real Estate. ...
Hotels. ...
Golf Courses. ...
Casinos. ...
Trump Model Management. ...(what young woman would sign up for this?)
Success by Trump. ...
Sentient Jets, LLC (Trump Jets LLC)

It may be more that we boycott other companies that use his services, that rent offices from his buildings. I don't know, but I'd like to see his personal business's start to fail because of a concerted united effort.

[area51]

20. Didn't Reagan say

he had so much respect for the White House that he never took off his jacket in the oval office? He must be twirling in his grave.