Kellyanne Conway, President Donald Trump’s White House counselor, claimed on Tuesday morning that her boss is “trying to bring the country together” and “heal a nation” after mass shootings, at least one of which appears to have been inspired by his own anti-immigrant demagoguery. Moments later, both Conway and Trump demonstrated how dishonest that talking point was.
Conway attempted to present Trump as a statesmanlike leader, bent on staying above the fray in a time of national tragedy while others attempt to politicize the moment, during a Tuesday morning appearance on the Fox News Channel.
“It has been his desire and his intention since he learned of these tragedies over the weekend to get on the ground and visit the people there, to thank the first responders and the medical professionals, to meet those who are healing from their wounds to talk to law enforcement and federal FBI agents and others who are still on the ground offering resources and support,” she said.
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