White House counselor Kellyanne Conway's husband clarified his critical statements of President Trump's proposed travel ban on Monday.
George Conway, an attorney who works at a New York law firm, castigated Trump's travel ban tweets, claiming they would not help him at the Supreme Court level.
"These tweets may make some [people] feel better, but they certainly won't help OSG [Office of Solicitor General] get five votes in [the Supreme Court], which is what actually matters," Conway wrote. "Sad."
These tweets may make some ppl feel better, but they certainly won't help OSG get 5 votes in SCOTUS, which is what actually matters. Sad. https://t.co/zVhcyfm8Hr
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) June 5, 2017
After receiving backlash, Conway clarified his comments, saying he is still a strong supporter of Trump.
1) Just to be clear, and in response to inquiries, I still VERY, VERY STRONGLY support POTUS, his Admin, policies, the executive order ...
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) June 5, 2017
2) ... and of course, my wonderful wife. Which is why I said what I said this morning. Every sensible lawyer in WHCO and every political ...
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) June 5, 2017
3) ... appointee at DOJ wd agree with me (as some have already told me). The pt cannot be stressed enough that tweets on legal matters ...
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) June 5, 2017
4) ... seriously undermine Admin agenda and POTUS--and those who support him, as I do, need to reinforce that pt and not be shy about it.
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) June 5, 2017
Conway withdrew his name from consideration to become the Justice Department's civil division chief last week.