We’ve seen an onslaught of books about ex-President Donald Trump hit bookstore shelves in recent weeks, and almost none of them have been flattering. For the most part, Team Trump has done an OK job mopping up all the spilled tea. But there’s one book in particular that they’re said to be especially nervous about.
Trump’s former senior counselor/chief propagandist Kellyanne Conway is busy writing a tell-all and rumor has it she’s not holding anything back about what really went on inside the Trump White House. Given her penchant for both trash talking and backstabbing, as well as her strong self-preservation instincts, this isn’t a good sign for Donald. And his aides know it.
Politico reports:
Privately, former administration officials and top campaign aides have shared concerns about Conway’s upcoming tell-all in particular. The ex-president’s loyal former counselor is expected to give a hold-no-punches account of her time in the White House and those she worked alongside.
But it gets worse.
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Like several other authors of Trump-related books, Conway sat down with her old boss at Mar-a-Lago to discuss the project and gather quotes, a move Trump’s former press secretary/Dancing With The Stars contestant Sean Spicer called a huge “mistake” on the ex-president’s part.
“I understand the rationale, but it was a strategic mistake to sit down with these folks,” he said. “You’re giving them credibility. It’s hard to say, ‘I sat down with them and they got it wrong.’ So they’ve created a sense of credibility that makes it harder to critique.”
According to one adviser, in addition to being an egomaniac, Trump is extremely sensitive about how history will remember him and that’s why he’s been sitting down with so many authors, even though, so far, it’s done him more harm than good since he almost always says something stupid.
Like the time he told reporter Bob Woodward that he intentionally “downplayed” the coronavirus.
Or the time he told author Michael Wolff where he completely trashed his own SCOTUS appointee Brett Kavanaugh.
Or the time he told Pulitzer Prize winning Washington Post journalists Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker that not even George Washington and Abraham Lincoln could beat him in an election.
Though the exact sale amount hasn’t been released, Conway is reportedly being paid the largest advance yet for a Trump tell-all, even more than former national security adviser, John Bolton, who got $2 million for his book The Room Where It Happened.
In addition to offering an “unvarnished, eye-popping” glimpse into the Trump presidency, the book is also expected to delve into Conway’s crumbling marriage to her husband, George, and her tense relationship with their daughter, Claudia.
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
Mister P
It’s awesome that Republicans have no morals or ethics so they have no loyalty to anyone. They only care about themselves.
It’s getting watch them eat their own.
Liquid Silver
Call me when there are consequences for any single one of them. The corruption at every level of government, in both parties, runs deep.
Tristan
Tristan
You’re wrong, Liquid Silver. The corruption and vile practices of the modern Republican Party is FAR worse—incomparably worse—than anything being done by the Democrats.
How could you possibly look at the reality of the GOP since “Dumb Dump” took that little ride down the escalator in June 2015 and conclude anything else?
This hoary canard about “both parties are equally bad” was NEVER true but it’s absolutely ludicrous to make such an ignorant statement today in 2021, after witnessing everything we’ve seen since this monster named Trump was allowed to occupy the White House DESPITE losing by Three Million Votes to his opponent.
Liquid Silver
(Looks at abject and continuing lack of charges at any level for any Trump official and sees nothing but collusion at every level from every official from both sides).
Suuuuuure, I’m wrong.
And you’re part of the problem with your “Everything’s Just Perfect Over Here Attitude.” Just watching the continuing botched COVID response puts the lie to that one.
What, you didn’t say that? Really? Interesting, because I didn’t say both sides were equally bad. You lied and said I said that. Maybe you could stop lying about what I say to make a point?
No….that would mean you’d have to listen to what I say and think. That would be hard, and you can’t.
woodroad34
“The corruption at every level of government, in both parties, runs deep” certainly implies an equality of corruption in that equivocating logical fallacy. While no party is perfect, the amount, preponderance and quality of corruption and lies in the current republican party being investigated and prosecuted squarely puts the scales of injustice in the the republican’s corner. I can’t even think of the last time the Democratic party condoned and instigated an insurrection or coup d’etat, consorted with an enemy of our country or even excused an unpopular president for wanting to kill American citizens.
Liquid Silver
The last time they condoned that would be the last time they dropped even bothering to mention it overmuch after saying, “Welp, can’t impeach, too bad. So sad. Let’s try to govern together!” Business as usual returned around January 8th. Nowadays it’s in the ancient past and charges? What charges?
It’s fun to watch the blindness on both sides as you actually believe the rhetoric. No, the Dems aren’t quite so bad. Yet. But without a party to balance them sensibly, that’s on its way. Why be honest and decent when there’s no decent alternative? Or, power corrupts relative to its power level (rephrased, absolute power corrupts–absolutely).
storm45701
You can’t claim that both parties are equally corrupt when one of those parties helped stage a failed coup of our government, and ignores science for hokey religion. As for the vaccine rollout, talk to Trump and his followers. We’d be over this by now if not for them. Democrats have their issues, but they pale in comparison to the twisted mental state of the Republican party.
Derek Northcutt
Well said, Tristan. It’s a useless canard, as well, it serves to make the speaker feel as if he’s said something important and intelligent.
Liquid Silver
Once you descend to the useless point of insulting the person instead of reacting to the statement, you only show that you’re incapable of reacting to the statement and showing your own intellect. Thanks for that, it saves me time–and states definitively that you’ll swallow any groupthink you’re given.
“Democrats have their issues…” yeah, like still leaving a country wide open during a pandemic? Not charging a previous corrupt government’s agents at all? Could we maybe start there? No? We’d rather simply throw insults?
Of course you would.
Conversation ends. I can lead the horse to water, but it’s still just a horse.
Joe Dalmas
Haven’t you learned yet? This is just another false-alarmist Queerty article that will amount to nothing in real life. She’s not going to throw him under the bus because she’d get lynched. She’ll write all kinds of dirt about everyone else in the WH but not about Orange so don’t hold your breath.
LumpyPillows
I’m exhausted.
Kage J Stone
#metoo
Mack
I don’t think she’ll roll over on Donnie. I think she was kind of hoping he would grab her by the p***y once in a while. But then again, he probably didn’t so that’s why she would roll over on him.
Doug
I agree. Conway has spent years now stupidly praising Trump and lying for him as though he was some kind of God. Flipping on a dime and writing a trashy-tell all about him would just magnify what a complete and utter degenerate she is. She’s not that stupid. My guess is she’s writing the book to continue to inform everyone just how wonderful she thinks he is. When is she going to finally just disappear from public view?
SFMike
She’s a know liar and the creator of the phrase “alternate facts” so anything she writes about in her “tell all” money grab can be considered fiction and should be ignored and shunned just as she should be.
greekboy
Of all the trump liars, Conway was the liar and chief. Before this human bat hung herself in the White House attic she was a very successful political strategist. If I remember correctly, she has a net worth in excess of 40 million dollars. A 2 million dollar book deal doesn’t mean much to her unless George decides to divorce her. For her next trick she is trying to teach her ass how to chew gum
humble charlie
Greekboy, your post was great! “Human bat”! “Teach her ass how to chew gum”! Fantastic!
Jon in Canada
Thing is, she can’t be trusted…not one bit.
BoomerMyles
When does the Conway daughter write a book? THAT would make Mommie Dearest look like the Sound of Music.
Cam
Every single time there has been some rumor that Kellyanne Conway would turn on Trump or do something that wasn’t terrible they have been false.
Same here.
James
This is all just juicy gossip to get attention on her book.
Without trump, she is nothing. She will never turn on him.
She just want to sell her book and promising dirt is one way to do that.
BoylesqueBubble
Is it ok to make fun of her plastic surgery, or would I be accused of deflecting and supporting her empowerment of going under the knife?