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.'"
Trump's response? According to Conway: "Okay, honey, then we'll win."
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
For more on how Conway fights her battles with — and for — Trump, head over to CNN.
-
Gen Alpha is worried about the futureThe Explainer American children are keeping up with current events, even when the news is upsetting
-
Streaming: Get ready for more blackoutsfeature Disney finally struck a deal to get its television channels back on Google’s YouTube TV streaming service
-
The 8 best action movies of the 21st centurythe week recommends Thrills come in many forms, from assassins and spies to regular people fighting for justice
-
Judge halts Trump’s DC Guard deploymentSpeed Read The Trump administration has ‘infringed upon the District’s right to govern itself,’ the judge ruled
-
Trump accuses Democrats of sedition meriting ‘death’Speed Read The president called for Democratic lawmakers to be arrested for urging the military to refuse illegal orders
-
Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymanderSpeed Read The Texas congressional map ordered by Trump is likely an illegal racial gerrymander, the court ruled
-
Trump defends Saudi prince, shrugs off Khashoggi murderSpeed Read The president rebuked an ABC News reporter for asking Mohammed bin Salman about the death of a Washington Post journalist at the Saudi Consulate in 2018
-
Congress passes bill to force release of Epstein filesSpeed Read The Justice Department will release all files from its Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation
-
Trump says he will sell F-35 jets to Saudi ArabiaSpeed Read The president plans to make several deals with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman this week
-
Judge blasts ‘profound’ errors in Comey caseSpeed Read ‘Government misconduct’ may necessitate dismissing the charges against the former FBI director altogether
-
Ecuador rejects push to allow US military basesSpeed Read Voters rejected a repeal of a constitutional ban on US and other foreign military bases in the country
