CNN's Chris Cuomo quickly destroys Kellyanne Conway for claiming 'nobody' in the White House talks about Hillary Clinton

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published 11 January 2018

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has been scrambling to explain herself ever since she claimed to CNN's Chris Cuomo on Wednesday night that "nobody here talks about" Hillary Clinton. By Thursday morning, President Trump had already proved her wrong:

The hosts of New Day weren't buying it. After reading the clarification live, Alisyn Camerota was only able to laugh:

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Cuomo also jumped in Thursday morning, tweeting "good thing no one talks about HRC in the White House. Is 'nobody' new POTUS code name?" Conway replied: "When we are forced to think/talk about HRC, it's because you and your colleagues can't let go of an election she/you lost. Sad!" She added on Fox News: "I know people love to talk about how we're so obsessed with Hillary Clinton here. The fact is, we only have to talk about her because people won't let go of an election that she lost miserably."

In other news, Trump has so far tweeted about Clinton five times in the first 11 days of the year.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.