Kellyanne Conway Hits Back Against 'Morning Joe' for Saying Regrets Trump Support

"I made a fraction of what other consultants have made."

White House advisor Kellyanne Conway rejects ever telling the newly-engaged hosts of MSNBC's Morning Joe she needed a "shower" after defending Trump throughout the campaign.

Mika Brzezinski essentially accused Conway of whoring herself politically for cash.  

“This is a woman, by the way, who came on our show during the campaign and would shill for Trump in extensive fashion and then she would get off the air, the camera would be turned off, the microphone would be taken off and she would say ‘Bleeech I need to take a shower’ because she disliked her candidate so much,” Brzezinski said on Monday.

Her soon-to-be husband Joe Scarborough concurred.  

“Also said, that this is just, like my summer in Europe. I’m just doing this for the money, I’ll be off this soon,” Scarborough responded. “I don’t know that she ever said ‘I’m doing this for the money,’ but this is just my summer vacation, my summer in Europe. And basically, I’m gonna get through this.”

“But first I have to take a shower because it feels so dirty to be saying what I’m saying,” Mika responded. “I guess she’s just used to it now.”

In a statement on Tuesday, Conway responded to the hosts' baseless claims:

The hosts of MSNBC’s Morning Joe have become virulent critics of the President and those close to him. Ignoring insults and insinuations is a valuable skill. But when sentiments are attributed to me that are not true, it is necessary to respond. My beliefs, commitments and loyalties are plain to see. The notion that I am serving for ‘the money’ or a ‘paycheck’ is absurd. As campaign manager, I made a fraction of what other consultants have made on unsuccessful presidential campaigns. Then I walked away from dozens of opportunities for millions of dollars, and instead walked into the White House. I would do it again. It is a privilege to assist President Trump in the White House, just as it was during the campaign. I know him, I respect him, I believe in him, and I am confident in his capacity to be a transformative and successful President.

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