Kellyanne Conway says the White House is 'talking about America, America, America.' Not really.

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

Kellyanne Conway says the White House is ‘talking about America, America, America.’ Not really.

By Callum Borchers July 24 at 10:32 AM

Kellyanne Conway claims she has diagnosed the problem between the White House and the media.

“If you're going to cover Russia, Russia, Russia, while we're talking about America, America, America, we're always going to be like this,” the counselor to the president told CNN's Brian Stelter on Sunday.

There are two faulty assertions in Conway's logic. One is that White House messaging is focused on policymaking. It isn't. The other is that the White House laments the state of its relationship with the media. It doesn't.

Let's look at the messaging first. In recent White House press briefings, President Trump's spokesmen have consistently forfeited opportunities to explain his agenda. Some examples:

July 18

QUESTION: Does the president have an opinion on who should control after ISIS is expelled?

SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS: I haven't had that conversation, but I would certainly refer you to members of the national security team, and they might be able to help lay that out more clearly.

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[Aristus]

1. Interesting. They were all okay with 'Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi!'