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hlthe2b

(102,282 posts)
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 10:16 PM Aug 2020

**Breaking** Kellyanne Conway to leave WH at end of month citing need to focus on family

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kellyanne-conway-white-house/2020/08/23/6c26e18a-e5a7-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-banner-high_conway-0823%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans

In a statement, Conway called her time in the Trump administration “heady” and “humbling,” and said she and George were making the decision based on what they think is best for their four children.

“We disagree about plenty,” she wrote of her and her husband, “but we are united on what matters most: the kids. Our four children are teens and ‘tweens starting a new academic year in the middle school and high school that will be conducted remotely from home for a least a few months. As millions of parents nationwide know, kids ‘doing school from home’ requires a level of attention and vigilance that is as unusual as these times.”

Conway continued: “This is completely my choice and my voice. In time, I will announce future plans. For now, and for my beloved children, it will be less drama, more mama.”

Conway’s high school aged daughter had drawn attention for tweets about her parents and politics.

On Sunday, however, she also tweeted that social media was “becoming way too much” so she had decided to take “a mental health break.”
“See y’all soon,” she wrote. “Thank you for the love and support. No hate to my parents please.”


The backstory with her daughter:
https://www.tmz.com/2020/08/23/kellyanne-conways-daughter-claudia-officially-pushing-for-emancipation/

Kellyanne Conway's Daughter I Can't Take It Anymore!!! I Want Emancipation!!!
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**Breaking** Kellyanne Conway to leave WH at end of month citing need to focus on family (Original Post) hlthe2b Aug 2020 OP
Interesting timing C_U_L8R Aug 2020 #1
Why are her kids REMOTELY attending school?? AZ8theist Aug 2020 #52
Daughter wants emancipation. Husband probably wants a divorce Roland99 Aug 2020 #2
For real? soothsayer Aug 2020 #3
More like because her kids are old enough to realize what she is. NT Happy Hoosier Aug 2020 #29
Following her daughters Twitter posts vercetti2021 Aug 2020 #4
LOLOL Skittles Aug 2020 #5
Their daughter Claudia seems to be in crisis. nt tblue37 Aug 2020 #8
I see George is taking a break too Skittles Aug 2020 #32
Daughter wants to be emancipated. xmas74 Aug 2020 #55
daughter did not fall far from the tree Skittles Aug 2020 #57
It really is. xmas74 Aug 2020 #60
on the one hand, I feel for the kid Skittles Aug 2020 #61
Kellyanne Conway's Daughter Claudia Conway: 'No One Hates Trump More Than Me' Celerity Aug 2020 #37
I t pains me to say it, but good on them making sacrifices to address it. Gore1FL Aug 2020 #54
I think they are more worried about a tell-all book from their kid Skittles Aug 2020 #58
I think it's all the Hatch Act violations mounting up. RandySF Aug 2020 #6
George also plans to (maybe) tweet less. I think this is about their daughter Claudia. nt tblue37 Aug 2020 #7
exactly MFM008 Aug 2020 #12
It's a shame it took a public meltdown by her daughter for Conway to do this StarfishSaver Aug 2020 #9
George Conway tweets he's taking a hiatus Roland99 Aug 2020 #10
Wow, they must be really serious about this! smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #16
Rt.. Reply from TLP to George Conway.. TY Roland! Cha Aug 2020 #56
I don't know, seems like it's a little late to patch that family back together. smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #11
Yes... Seems a lot of damage has been done. I feel for the teen daughter. hlthe2b Aug 2020 #64
Her daughter is devastated that she's speaking at the convention, ecstatic Aug 2020 #13
I don't believe Kellyanne is planning to cancel her RNC appearance though. Hmmm hlthe2b Aug 2020 #20
Leaving at the end of the month... 2naSalit Aug 2020 #43
Poor kid. smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #21
Poor kid SheltieLover Aug 2020 #26
"It's all about money and fame, ladies and gentlemen." betsuni Aug 2020 #38
Oh, so now she's going all Earth Mother??? llmart Aug 2020 #14
Yes, I'm a bit suspicious, too. dmr Aug 2020 #35
This is the very part that jumps out at me each time it's mentioned/highlighted. sprinkleeninow Aug 2020 #59
Ship of fools, sail away from me struggle4progress Aug 2020 #15
Git while the gittin' is good. Sneederbunk Aug 2020 #17
Maybe clever daughter/husband/family have nocoincidences Aug 2020 #18
Good point. 2naSalit Aug 2020 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author chowder66 Aug 2020 #19
I don't know... Her daughter is claiming years of trauma and abuse, ecstatic Aug 2020 #23
As I said in my post I actually believe chowder66 Aug 2020 #24
4 years too late Kelly, you've already lost the family. dem4decades Aug 2020 #22
If I read this correctly, their children will be learning at home secondwind Aug 2020 #25
i've been baffled this entire time what goes on in that household....... Takket Aug 2020 #27
I also read that the kids were living in NJ with George womanofthehills Aug 2020 #40
Does anyone think Kellyanne is Anonymous? writes3000 Aug 2020 #28
Off and on. Now it seems more possible. hlthe2b Aug 2020 #31
The rats are starting to flee the ship BannonsLiver Aug 2020 #30
Not sure she's fleeing because of Trump. Castiel Aug 2020 #33
Yeah, I guess we'll never really know BannonsLiver Aug 2020 #34
The word emancipation made Kelly Anne wake up. sarcasmo Aug 2020 #36
It sounds like the right decision. Parenting is hard. nt DesertRat Aug 2020 #39
Sounds like Kellyanne wasn't parenting womanofthehills Aug 2020 #42
Claudia said she was physically abused by George in the bedroom she recorded from. nt greyl Aug 2020 #62
Rats abandoning a sinking ship. Lady Freedom Returns Aug 2020 #41
Beat me to it! Aussie105 Aug 2020 #51
fuck all of them, another asshole repuke family gopiscrap Aug 2020 #44
Ditto, yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2020 #49
Translation, needs to set up her move overseas before Biden's swore in and she gets indicted. backscatter712 Aug 2020 #46
yup gopiscrap Aug 2020 #47
The hatch act is going to bite her on the, yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2020 #48
I hear a lot of people - good people - say, but is it true her middle name is Shitweasel? bringthePaine Aug 2020 #50
I actually understand it marlakay Aug 2020 #53
Big rats and little rats will be jumping malaise Aug 2020 #63

AZ8theist

(5,470 posts)
52. Why are her kids REMOTELY attending school??
Mon Aug 24, 2020, 12:57 AM
Aug 2020

Aren't they supposed to attend IN PERSON classes like the rest of the rubes???
It was ORDERED by her boss.
She must have been fired because her refusal to sacrifice her kids to Covid....

vercetti2021

(10,156 posts)
4. Following her daughters Twitter posts
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 10:17 PM
Aug 2020

I'm seeing that this is more of a political Ploy so she doesn't say anything further

Skittles

(153,164 posts)
32. I see George is taking a break too
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 10:43 PM
Aug 2020

Last edited Mon Aug 24, 2020, 01:39 AM - Edit history (1)

is the girl realy in crisis or is this more of her social media drama? Hard to tell with that family.

xmas74

(29,674 posts)
55. Daughter wants to be emancipated.
Mon Aug 24, 2020, 01:12 AM
Aug 2020

She makes plenty of claims and now a few classmates are backing up some of the claims.

Also claims she has the funds to be emancipated because she's been contacted by publishers and she knows her parents have too. Someone said in one of her live streams that she thinks her mom was offended a very large sum for a tell all.

xmas74

(29,674 posts)
60. It really is.
Mon Aug 24, 2020, 01:42 AM
Aug 2020

From the outside it looks like parents wanted money and power while mostly ignoring the kids in the process.

Skittles

(153,164 posts)
61. on the one hand, I feel for the kid
Mon Aug 24, 2020, 03:17 AM
Aug 2020

my parents went off the rails when I was a teenager and it certainly changes the entire dynamic of growing up.....I am sometimes amused to hear about the "angst" of the teenage years - try it while moving every year (sometimes overseas) and with unstable parents......but then, I was introverted whereas Claudia seems to really seek publicity - yeah, they are f'd up

Celerity

(43,389 posts)
37. Kellyanne Conway's Daughter Claudia Conway: 'No One Hates Trump More Than Me'
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 10:56 PM
Aug 2020
Claudia Has Been Outspoken Against Trump & a Staunch Supporter of the BLM Movement

https://heavy.com/news/2020/08/claudia-conway-twitter-trump-kellyanne-conway-daughter/




Gore1FL

(21,132 posts)
54. I t pains me to say it, but good on them making sacrifices to address it.
Mon Aug 24, 2020, 01:11 AM
Aug 2020

I find both parents revolting. But then fact that they are taking this seriously gives me hope.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
10. George Conway tweets he's taking a hiatus
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 10:20 PM
Aug 2020



Profile photo, opens profile page on Twitter in a new tab
George Conway
@gtconway3d
So I’m withdrawing from @ProjectLincoln to devote more time to family matters. And I’ll be taking a Twitter hiatus.

Needless to say, I continue to support the Lincoln Project and its mission. Passionately.
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
16. Wow, they must be really serious about this!
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 10:23 PM
Aug 2020

I'll be sad not to see George's voice in the media. Glad to be rid of Kellyanne.

Hope the damage isn't irreparable and that they can work things out with their children.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
11. I don't know, seems like it's a little late to patch that family back together.
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 10:21 PM
Aug 2020

Something finally woke her up to what a terrible toll her job and lifestyle was taking on her family.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
21. Poor kid.
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 10:27 PM
Aug 2020

She is going to need years of therapy to help her heal from what her mother (and to some extent, her father) has put her through. It's actually really sad. At least she is young enough where she still has a chance to turn her life around.

Hopefully, this will inspire some other Trump loyalists to take a good hard look at what they are doing to their own families and make them realized that selling their souls for a deranged, evil, damaged man isn't worth the pain and suffering they are putting their loved ones through.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
26. Poor kid
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 10:35 PM
Aug 2020

I won't miss heaemrin about her crack head whore looking / acting mother.

I hope the daughter is ok.

llmart

(15,540 posts)
14. Oh, so now she's going all Earth Mother???
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 10:22 PM
Aug 2020

With all of her lies she's told, I doubt she's doing this to be a wonderful mother to her kids. If she truly wanted to set a good example for them she would have never stayed on and done the criminal's bidding for him.

dmr

(28,347 posts)
35. Yes, I'm a bit suspicious, too.
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 10:51 PM
Aug 2020

I don't doubt that family is in a crisis, but i do suspect Kellyanne is using this as a reason to bow out and away from Donald's failing presidency. She doesn't want to be a part of that loss come November.

Using the family crisis as to why she's dumping Donald, it saves her from his Twittering hateful backlashes, and all the other nasties he'd fling her way.

I wish only the best for their children.

As an aside, I wonder about all the other children of Donald's sycophants. How are they all fairing? The majority of those sycophants placed their hand on a Bible and swore an oath to our Constitution and country, and they all BETRAY that oath each and EVERY day. I hate to even imagine how or what those kids feel about their parent. There's nothing respectful about a syncophant. Nothing.






sprinkleeninow

(20,249 posts)
59. This is the very part that jumps out at me each time it's mentioned/highlighted.
Mon Aug 24, 2020, 01:29 AM
Aug 2020
>>The majority of those sycophants placed their hand on a Bible and swore an oath to our Constitution and country, and they all BETRAY that oath each and EVERY day.<<

nocoincidences

(2,220 posts)
18. Maybe clever daughter/husband/family have
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 10:23 PM
Aug 2020

devised her understandable/acceptable/no fault departure from her horrible situation. I just can't stay....my daughter needs me!

That's my guess!

Response to hlthe2b (Original post)

chowder66

(9,070 posts)
24. As I said in my post I actually believe
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 10:34 PM
Aug 2020

she needs help or attention from her parents. But it's the mother that causes second thoughts.

secondwind

(16,903 posts)
25. If I read this correctly, their children will be learning at home
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 10:35 PM
Aug 2020

and not in school......

That’s a pretty big deal when you have four children. I hope they all get straightened out in time.

Takket

(21,573 posts)
27. i've been baffled this entire time what goes on in that household.......
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 10:36 PM
Aug 2020

the fact they are not only on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but that Kellyann literally adoringly worships the object of her husband's undying disdain....... well, that just isn't sustainable in a relationship. I can only assume they hate each other and are going the "we'll tough it out for the kids" route, but kids are not stupid and they are only going to be poisoned by such a toxic environment. One of the daughters was talking about running away so maybe that's the straw that breaks the camel's back.

they would be better off divorcing and splitting custody.

womanofthehills

(8,710 posts)
40. I also read that the kids were living in NJ with George
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 11:31 PM
Aug 2020

While Kellyanne mostly lived at her Washington house.

writes3000

(4,734 posts)
28. Does anyone think Kellyanne is Anonymous?
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 10:36 PM
Aug 2020

If she is, this is the perfect time to get off the train before the book is written and published.

Castiel

(52 posts)
33. Not sure she's fleeing because of Trump.
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 10:49 PM
Aug 2020

Sounds more like because her daughter hates her guts and wants emancipation.

womanofthehills

(8,710 posts)
42. Sounds like Kellyanne wasn't parenting
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 11:37 PM
Aug 2020

George mostly was. Does anyone remember an old video of Bannon and Kellyanne walking down the street. Bannon jokingly slaps her on the butt and she smiling slaps his hand away. Wonder if those two had something going when Bannon was in the White House

Aussie105

(5,397 posts)
51. Beat me to it!
Mon Aug 24, 2020, 12:30 AM
Aug 2020

Rats have a sixth sense about that.
They do what rats do, even when no one else feels that sinking feeling.

Sounds like the family is a train wreck for a very long time. No amount of 'mothering at home 24/7' is going to fix that.

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)
44. fuck all of them, another asshole repuke family
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 11:44 PM
Aug 2020

whining and crying because life isn't always perfect for them. Go crawl in a hole and quick bothering us with your problems

marlakay

(11,468 posts)
53. I actually understand it
Mon Aug 24, 2020, 01:01 AM
Aug 2020

My grandsons 13 & 15 started school last Monday online in San Antonio and my daughter and her husband both work full time at home and older grandson has Aspergers and has had many problems last spring and this week because even though my daughter has written to the teachers they keep singling him out and embarrassing him online in front of other kids. He is very smart but social is hard for him. Daughter keeps having to take breaks from work to help them.

So with Kelly having kid problems I can see needing to spend more time with them.

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