Donald Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway called out CNN for obsessing over Trump’s tweets this morning.
CNN host Chris Cuomo clashed with Conway over Trump’s tweets critical of the “Hamilton” musical and Saturday Night Live.
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Conway defended Trump’s use of social media, saying it allows him to “take his message directly to people.”
She said what people care about, such as Trump’s 100-day plan, is often not what the media focuses on, a claim Cuomo proved moments later.
“That’s not what he’s tweeting about though,” Cuomo said. “Mike Pence says he wasn’t offended, he says that ‘Hamilton’ is overrated, which is, by the way, one of the most…” he added, trailing off.
“Well, that’s his opinion,” Conway countered to a seemingly stunned Cuomo, who apparently couldn’t believe anyone could be critical of the musical.
“Why take it up? Why SNL? No president does that,” Cuomo continued. “Why waste the time? Why distract?”
“But why do you care? In other words, who’s to say he can’t do that, make a comment, spend five minutes on a tweet, and still be the president-elect?” Conway wondered.
Cuomo asserted Trump has the “right” to tweet, but “as my president,” he said.
“So he doesn’t take any responsibility for his own tweets?” Cuomo then charged.
“This network and other people will always be focused on divisions,” Conway later countered. “How about accepting the election results, Chris, and letting him form a government?”
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