Longtime Republican strategist Kellyanne Conway has facetiously thanked The View hosts for inviting Kamala Harris on the talk show last month, suggesting that her appearance benefited Donald Trump’s re-election campaign.
Speaking on Fox News on Election Night, the former Trump advisor criticized Kamala Harris’s campaign, saying: “When the Democrats take a look at this candidacy, it’s not going to be that she had too much time, not enough time, she’s just a flawed candidate. She doesn’t speak well; she doesn’t work hard.
“I’m not being mean or partisan. I don’t know why the country would’ve rewarded this candidate with a big job when she couldn’t make the case for what she does as Vice President that affects our lives in a positive way. She was given the opportunity,” Conway, 57, said.
“I personally would like to thank the women of The View tonight for asking those questions, for having her on,” she said, adding: “Oprah, we see you,” referring to her previous sit-down interview with Harris.
“People thought they were doing her a favor because they made her something she’s not. It’s the opposite for Trump. They make him something he’s not – take that one word, take that one line, cherry-pick this,” she said.
Last month, Harris, 60, appeared on the ABC daytime talk show to answer questions from hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines and Ana Navarro about her campaign.
During the episode, she detailed how her presidency would differ from Joe Biden’s current presidency, and also reacted to Maya Rudolph’s spot-on impression of her on Saturday Night Live.
“I’d like to personally thank the women of 'The View’ tonight for having her on and Oprah,” says Fox’s Kellyanne Conway as she reacts to Trump win.
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“People who thought they were doing her a favor because they made her something she’s not,” adds @KellyannePolls. pic.twitter.com/dLb10yyW32
“She is so good,” Harris said of the actor. “She had the whole thing – the suit, the jewelry, everything!”
Harris’s time on The View came amid an influx in media appearances during the final month leading up to the election. She also sat down for interviews on 60 Minutes and the popular Call Her Daddy podcast.
Despite her attempt to sway voters into electing her as the first female president of the US, former president Donald Trump triumphed to become the first convicted felon to take office.
“I will fight for you, for your family and your future. Every single day I will be fighting for you with every breath in my body. I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe and prosperous America that our children deserve, and that you deserve,” Trump said after the race was called.
Pledging that his second term would “truly be the golden age of America,” he thanked the American people for the “extraordinary honor.”
In four short months, the president-elect will once again take the oath of office.
