Fox Host Challenges Conway Claim That ‘Whole World’ Knows What Happened On Ukraine Call

White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House October 25, 2019. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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White House counselor Kellyanne Conway received mild pushback from a Fox News host on Thursday morning when she claimed the “whole world” knows exactly what was said during President Trump’s call with the president of Ukraine.

While Conway attempted to list out all the items that she believes weren’t included on the Ukraine call — like “any mention of 2020,” and “any mention of aid held up” or “any of the eight quid pro quos promised to Nancy Pelosi” — Fox News Brian Kilmeade pushed back.

“The lieutenant colonel said the transcript wasn’t accurate,” Kilmeade said, referencing Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman’s testimony before lawmakers this week. “He wanted to add things in that he remembered and they wouldn’t let him.”

“Well we respectfully disagree with that,” Conway said. “Just for the record, I would never besmirch or denigrate a lieutenant colonel, but we respectfully disagree with his — and question his patriotism, but we respectfully disagree with his characterization and we will have our say when this president actually has his due process.”

The assertion that she would never “besmirch or denigrate” Vindman is notable, given Fox News hosts faced widespread blowback after the network ran segments questioning Vindman’s patriotism ahead of his congressional testimony.

The White House has maintained that it released a full transcript of the call, despite the fact that the document itself confirms that the record is just the White House’s version of the call and not a word-for-word transcript.

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  1. The whole world now knows that the Orange Impeachiness committed unlawful SOLICITATION (not once but twice that we know of) ‘Perfect’ Quid Pro Quo…omitted crucial words in the transcript he released (just like what “I am not a crook did during Watergate) intimidated witnesses, obstructed Congress, misappropriated Congressionally approved funds…and most egregious of all, facilitated the genocide of our ally, which when summed up in context, Ukrainegate & Turkeygate seems to all lead to Putin’s advantage!

    :stop_sign: GASLIGHTING us Atty. Bowling Green Massacre!

  2. You know what, Conway? The whole world is holding its breath to see whether America is going to be ruled by a fucking strong man or are we, collectively, going to go forward as a republic governed by law. That’s what the whole world is watching.

  3. Conway is advancing the beetlejuice theory of quid pro quo. The only way Trump could possibly be guilty of any thing wrong on the “perfect call” would be if he said “quid pro quo” three times. That would allow the conclusion that he was strong arming Ukraine. Short of that there is nothing to see in the transcript. If you believe that I need to ask you “a favor though.”

  4. I wish the media would not use “quid pro quo”. Call it what it is: extortion, blackmail, shake down - because most of the trumpers don’t know what quid pro quo means anyway!

  5. you go girl.
    so the whole world is wrong in your eyes and your little group of criminals is just absolutely perfect in the criminal department.
    I got it now, phew,
    I was beginning to wonder if KAC was ever going to get off the oval office couch and straighten us out…

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