Donald Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway finally answered the question that's likely been on the tips of millions of Americans' tongues during the Republican candidate's many tweetstorms: "Can't you delete his Twitter account?" In an interview with CNN's Dana Bash, Conway said that people "will seriously say that" to her — just in time for Bash to admit that was one of her prepared questions. "It's not for me to take away a grown man's Twitter account," Conway said.
But put in the full context of the interview, it's clear Conway isn't conceding to Trump so much as picking her battles. Conway recounted how she has tried to artfully steer Trump away from making comments at his rallies that aren't exactly helpful to his campaign. "I told him yesterday, on the plane, 'You and I are going to fight for the next 17 days.' And he said, 'Why?' And I said, 'Because I know you're going to win. And that comment you just made sounds like you think you're going to lose. And we're going to argue about it until you win.'"
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