Kellyanne Conway Melts Down at Peter Alexander Question: You’re Throwing ‘A Molotov Cocktail’
Trump senior adviser Kellyanne Conway melted down on NBC News White House correspondent Peter Alexander for asking about comments President Donald Trump made in the Oval Office recently, and accused the reporter of “throwing a Molotov cocktail.”
On Tuesday morning, Conway gaggled with reporters on the driveway of the White House, and Alexander asked about Trump’s claim that his 4th of July speech can “reach all Americans,” made in the same breath as his claim that Democrats’ health care plan “is going to destroy the country.”
“The president just yesterday was asked if he could give a speech that would reach all Americans, and in his answer he said, of the Democrats, that their health care plan would destroy the country,” Alexander said. “It didn’t seem to sort of give that sense of…”
“Well both are true at the same time,” Conway said, adding, “He actually, you’re not giving his whole response which is irresponsible of you.”
Conway gave Alexander a moment to look up the transcript. “The president was asked can you give a speech that will reach all Americans,” Alexander said, then read Trump’s response. “‘I think so, I think so,’ And then he said ‘I think I’ve reached most Americans, most Americans want no crime, most Americans want a strong military, they want a good education’…”
“Do you disagree with any of that?” Conway interrupted.
“… ‘they want good health care. You look at preexisting conditions, Republicans are going to save preexisting conditions,’ even though they voted to undercut Obamacare,” Alexander added, then continued. “The Democrats won’t be able…”
“Did the president say that, or did you just slip that in?” Conway interrupted, then protested “No no no, let America know that you’re slipping in your editorial comments, do not say you’re quoting the president of the United States and slipping in an editorial comment.”
“I didn’t, in that moment, I was giving you an appositive parenthetical,” Alexander said.
“I don’t think it’s your job to slip that in, but go ahead,” Conway said. “This man was never Senator or Congressman Trump, he’s never voted to undercut Obamacare.”
Alexander pointed out that Trump “wasn’t talking about himself, he was talking about Republicans, which is what I said,” then added, “The president said what the Democrats plan is going to destroy the country and is going to be horrible healthcare.”
“So the president, when asked in the very question in which he was asked if he could speak to all Americans, said the Democrats’ health care plan was going to destroy Americans. Is that a political statement or is that a patriotic statement?” Alexander asked.
“That’s a factual statement, and you know it, here’s why, and thank you for reading the whole thing because you didn’t come here to do that,” Conway said, and accused Alexander of asking about that Trump quote “Just to have a negative, to toss it at me like a Molotov cocktail and hope that you get to be on the nightly news tonight.”
“A Molotov cocktail?” Alexander asked, incredulously. “Kellyanne, I asked you a question, the question is simple.”
“No the questions not simple, the question is loaded, but I can handle it,” Conway said, then repeated Trump’s claims about the Democratic health care plans.
Watch the clip above, via C-SPAN.
