Fox News Contributor Kellyanne Conway A “No Trump” activist ripped into a rant and argued that the movement helped Democrats lose the election.
Through the New York Times summit DealBook, A large panel of political figures offered an autopsy of why Harris' campaign failed and how Trump's campaign succeeded in capitalizing on the changes that have reshaped American culture in 2024.
“The Democratic Party now, every day they wake up, it's still January 6, 2021 on the calendar,” Conway said. “You're out of touch with the public. This election was a rejection of wokeness, and people — every state is redder except Nebraska and Washington. This is a sweep. This is a mandate. This is President Trump coming to office.” “And the American people are saying: 'Please make my life safer, more secure, more affordable, please get us out of these foreign engagements.'”
Kellyanne Conway and Sarah Longwell exchanged barbs during a tense moment at the DealBook Summit. (New York Times Events YouTube channel)
But she said anti-Trump Republicans are on another path.
“I think so Those who are always wrong, She added: “Those who have unlimited money have cost the party, and they have cost the Democratic Party, which they say they are not even members of, another presidential election.”
Sarah Longwell, publisher of Never Trump magazine News outlet Bulwark and host of the podcast “The Focus Group” began to respond and got into an argument with Conway.
“You have stage five of Trump derangement syndrome,” Conway accused.
“I think you guys are bad people – yes – bad for the country – yes – who attacked the Constitution,” Longwell replied, while Conway continued to talk and asked: “Who are you guys? The country?”
“Stop, please, stop,” host Maggie Haberman pleaded as the women talked to each other.
Click here for more media and cultural coverage
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a reception at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after being named TIME's “Person of the Year” for the second time on December 12, 2024, in New York City. Trump followed the event by ringing the opening bell on the trading floor. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Longwell has acknowledged some of the Democratic Party's flaws in this election, from saying that President Biden shouldn't run for re-election to that “Democrats don't have an answer, no plan on immigration, that voters really care about.”
However, she went on to say that Republicans won in part because “they lie to people all the time, and Donald Trump is a professional liar, and as a result they are better at handling media channels.”
“So people are stupid, and you sit here and say the American people are stupid?” Conway asked.
“No, I'm saying you guys are better at talking-,” Longwell began to respond when Conway asked again what she meant by “you guys.”
“Trump campaign,” Longwell replied, and the duo continued.
Conway was Trump's campaign manager in 2016, but had no role in the Trump-Vance 2024 campaign.
