White House: Kellyanne Conway 'counseled' for plugging Ivanka Trump line

[rpfocus]

More Bush League stunts from Team Trump:

http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/09/news...and/index.html

The White House says Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser to President Trump, has been "counseled" after she promoted Ivanka Trump's fashion line in a television interview.
Conway was speaking from the White House briefing room on Thursday morning when she told Fox News Channel that people should "go buy Ivanka's stuff."
A day earlier, the president had attacked Nordstrom department stores for dropping his daughter's line of clothing and accessories.
Ethics lawyers, lawmakers and government watchdog organizations called for investigations into Conway's endorsement, and suggested or said outright that she had violated government ethics law. White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters that Conway has been "counseled on that subject, and that's it." He did not elaborate.
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This is, of course, AFTER his criticism of Nordstrom's for dropping his kid's clothing line was retweeted on the PRESIDENTIAL TWITTER ACCOUNT! Completely stupid.

[dannno]

[Madison320]

More Bush League stunts from Team Trump:

http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/09/news...and/index.html

The White House says Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser to President Trump, has been "counseled" after she promoted Ivanka Trump's fashion line in a television interview.
Conway was speaking from the White House briefing room on Thursday morning when she told Fox News Channel that people should "go buy Ivanka's stuff."
A day earlier, the president had attacked Nordstrom department stores for dropping his daughter's line of clothing and accessories.
Ethics lawyers, lawmakers and government watchdog organizations called for investigations into Conway's endorsement, and suggested or said outright that she had violated government ethics law. White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters that Conway has been "counseled on that subject, and that's it." He did not elaborate.
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This is, of course, AFTER his criticism of Nordstrom's for dropping his kid's clothing line was retweeted on the PRESIDENTIAL TWITTER ACCOUNT! Completely stupid.

I think complaining about trivial stuff like this is counter productive. Worry about the big stuff like govt spending. It's starting to look like Trump is going to increase the already huge deficits. Building a wall. Increasing military spending. Airline infrastructure spending. No talk of reducing SS or Medicare. Tax cuts (although tax cuts will not reduce the deficit by as much as the supposed "experts" predict, they will reduce it some).

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

Somebody please help me! That woman on the tee vee said to go buy something. I am going to do it! There should be a law!

Help me! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CPUd]

https://twitter.com/BillWeirCNN/stat...69031702540290

[rpfocus]

I think complaining about trivial stuff like this is counter productive.

Of course it is. But no more so than silly threads complaining about Obama taking a vacation after he's no longer president.

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

https://twitter.com/BillWeirCNN/stat...69031702540290

Have you ever actually sat in an office meeting? Maybe it actually started late. Maybe there was a lull while they waited for someone to show up. Maybe the meeting was pushed back 30 minutes. People will go back to their office to get something and there will be a lull. There might be a few minutes of silence while the conductor of the meeting asks the employees to read something. Sometimes a couple of sub-conversations break out and you sit there until the real meeting actually resumes. Maybe he had to go take a sh*t.

[CPUd]

Office of Government Ethics website breaks after Conway promotes Ivanka's brand


The website of the federal government’s ethics watchdog has been inaccessible for hours, and agency officials say it’s because of surging traffic.

“We received a high volume of traffic and we are looking at ways to redirect traffic and add capacity,” a spokesman for the Office of Government Ethics said.

Attempts to reach OGE’s website have been unsuccessful since early Thursday morning. Several hours after the site became inaccessible, the agency tweeted, “OGE’s website, phone system and email system are receiving an extraordinary volume of contacts from citizens about recent events.”

The tweet seemed to be referring to Trump administration adviser Kellyanne Conway, who appeared to violate ethics rules that prohibit executive branch officials from endorsing individual brands or products early Thursday morning. Conway offered what she called a “free commercial” for Ivanka Trump’s clothing line during an appearance on “Fox & Friends.”

In subsequent tweets, the agency emphasized that while it works to prevent ethics violations, “OGE does not have investigative or enforcement authority.”

An excerpt of the White House press briefing on Thursday.

02/09/17 02:37 PM EST

“Congress, GAO, the FBI, Inspectors General, and the Office of Special Counsel have the authority to conduct investigations,” the agency tweeted. “When OGE learns of possible ethics violations, OGE contacts the agency, provides guidance & asks them to notify OGE of any action taken. OGE is actively following this agency-contact process.”

Asked about Conway’s comments at Thursday’s press briefing, White House spokesman Sean Spicer would say only that Conway had been “counseled” on the matter.

OGE director Walter Shaub has sparred with President Donald Trump and his administration over concerns about the pace of ethics reviews of Trump’s Cabinet nominees, as well as Trump’s decision not to fully divest from his byzantine real estate empire.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/0...ks-down-234857

[juleswin]

I think complaining about trivial stuff like this is counter productive. Worry about the big stuff like govt spending. It's starting to look like Trump is going to increase the already huge deficits. Building a wall. Increasing military spending. Airline infrastructure spending. No talk of reducing SS or Medicare. Tax cuts (although tax cuts will not reduce the deficit by as much as the supposed "experts" predict, they will reduce it some).

Couldn't agree more. The other outrage was that he was going to enrich himself a little bit by getting the pentagon to rent a floor in one of Trump's hotel. So he decided to take a pocket a few million for himself? boo hoo. If he reduces size of govt and put the country in a path of prosperity, I say he deserves every cent of it. There are much bigger fisher to fry than this non issue.

[CPUd]

[Zippyjuan]

Couldn't agree more. The other outrage was that he was going to enrich himself a little bit by getting the pentagon to rent a floor in one of Trump's hotel. So he decided to take a pocket a few million for himself? boo hoo. If he reduces size of govt and put the country in a path of prosperity, I say he deserves every cent of it. There are much bigger fisher to fry than this non issue.

I have not seen any real signs of reducing the size of government so far- other than an expanding list of things he wants to spend additional money on.

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

I have not seen any real signs of reducing the size of government so far- other than an expanding list of things he wants to spend additional money on.

Your candidate Obama also did not reduce government, so is this now a problem for you?

[CPUd]

[CaptainAmerica]

Barrack Obama asks us to pay for the world with our taxes...much different isnt it? yup........much different, the illiberals actually steal our money for social welfare.

[Zippyjuan]

Barrack Obama asks us to pay for the world with our taxes...much different isnt it? yup........much different, the illiberals actually steal our money for social welfare.

Trump would rather spend them on police and warfare. Is that much better?

[CaptainAmerica]

Trump would rather spend them on police and warfare. Is that much better?

touche, Barrack Obama wanted whats called "taxation without representation".

[Jamesiv1]

This is repulsive. I cannot believe this is happening.

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

I don't care where it's made. I look for quality. Here's some natural fabric items. Maybe my wife will like to know about this. She likes natural fabrics.


Here is a 100% cotton dress from Ivanka Trump's line: https://www.theoutnet.com/en-US/Shop...Fcm4wAoduzwCQw


Here is a 100% silk scarf: https://www.tradesy.com/accessories/...Fdy1wAodfZMKjw


Here's some jeans on Amazon. Only two left! Better hurry because it must be popular: https://www.amazon.com/Ivanka-Trump-.../dp/B01DAWP0Z4




Thanks to all the libs for letting everyone know about this!

[P3ter_Griffin]

I don't care where it's made. I look for quality. Here's some natural fabric items. Maybe my wife will like to know about this. She likes natural fabrics.


Here is a 100% cotton dress from Ivanka Trump's line: https://www.theoutnet.com/en-US/Shop...Fcm4wAoduzwCQw


Here is a 100% silk scarf: https://www.tradesy.com/accessories/...Fdy1wAodfZMKjw


Here's some jeans on Amazon. Only two left! Better hurry because it must be popular: https://www.amazon.com/Ivanka-Trump-.../dp/B01DAWP0Z4




Thanks to all the libs for letting everyone know about this!

Wowza. Any knuckle protectors?

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

Wowza. Any knuckle protectors?

No, for that, you'll have to go to the exclusive Target and their pedophile bathrooms.

[P3ter_Griffin]

No, for that, you'll have to go to the exclusive Target and their pedophile bathrooms.

Awwww, well at least your wife can still get something.

[UWDude]

Let me check and make sure my pearls are still around my neck. Yup, still there.

the PRESIDENTIAL TWITTER ACCOUNT!

Not the presidential twitter twitter twitter account!? OMG! OMG! OMG! There is something wrong, I just can't figure out what, so I will act outraged while laughably talking about the twitter presidential account!

Not on TWITTER! That is 140 characters of PURE IMPORTANCE!

HE he he he said WORDS! Real WORDS! OMG, I THINK THE CONSTITUTION SAYS HE CAN'T DO THAT! the TWITTER clause is over there in section 18 or something!

(actually the constitution provides no restrictions on what the president can and can not say. Yes, he is allowed to criticize judges and mayors and governors and cops and citizens and companies, and he is allowed to do so for personal or political reasons. Sorry to hurt your fee fees, "liberty lovers").

[CPUd]

https://twitter.com/ryyma12/status/829748407069712384

[UWDude]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOZecunu1VY&t=1s

10:39, Sean Spicer addresses the media trying to silence trump by claiming he cant say things @ 21:35
they bog down into the details, and then at about 24:00, Spicer again states the truth, TRUMP WILL SPEAK HIS MIND, AND IS ALLOWED TO.

The real press conferences are better and more entertaining than SNL's cringeworthy attempts at humor, I assure you.

Sorry all you frothing outrage addicts, but the president also has the right to the first amendment, and always has, and there is even very little tradition that says the president can not criticize corporations, people, the press, or the other two branches of government.

and at about 25:00, you can watch him BTFO some fat ignorant shlub "journalist"

at about 26:00, you can watch him BTFO all you people getting your panties in a wad about Trumps tweets.

Real life is much better than fantasylands like Saturday Night Live. It is even better than Hollywood attempts at "based on a true story".

[CPUd]

https://twitter.com/Bourdain/status/829637719567499264

[LibertyEagle]

She shouldn't have done that. Agreed.

Say, where was the outcry when Hillary sold uranium to Russia?

[CPUd]

https://twitter.com/BaisdenLive/stat...99628967505920

[rpfocus]

Sorry all you frothing outrage addicts...Sorry to hurt your fee fees, "liberty lovers"

LOL the outrage is when precious Trump snowflakes try to prop Cheeto Mussolini up as some sort of LIBERTY CANDIDATE! Can you imagine the absurdity of try to pass Trump off on this board when Ron was active? Remember when ISSUES mattered over FANBOYING! This is RPF, even the namesake of this board REFUSED to vote for Trump, yet people want to pass the Clintons' buddy off as part of the LIBERTY MOVEMENT? "liberty lovers" indeed. Are we great again, yet?

[euphemia]

I think complaining about trivial stuff like this is counter productive. Worry about the big stuff like govt spending.

It's all a smokescreen.

Conway is a little too chatty for her own good. Sometimes it's okay not to comment on every. little. thing. "Sorry. I'm not here to talk about that."

[CPUd]