Twitter buzzed over Kellyanne Conway’s latest bonkers statement on Friday.
Conway, a counselor to President Donald Trump, raised eyebrows with her suggestion that Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) is sexist because he is seeking the Democratic nomination against a number of women.
“If he were a Republican running against them, they would immediately call him a sexist for running against these women in the Democratic field,” Conway told Fox News.
Check out the clip here:
Conway repeated the claim on Twitter:
What does Cory Booker have against all the women already running for President?
— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) February 1, 2019
Are they not good enough?
Too weak?
Not likeable?
(They’re certainly liberal enough)
(Pretend he’s a Republican when you read this)https://t.co/FdSTHY5i78
“What does Cory Booker have against all the women already running for President?” she wrote. “Are they not good enough? Too weak? Not likable?”
Booker announced his 2020 run in a video to supporters earlier in the day:
Twitter users were quick to call Conway out over her claim by reminding her of the gender of Republicans who sought the party’s nomination in 2016 and Trump’s own history of sexist comments.
Your point is moot. If he were a Republican he'd be joining a pack that looked like this: pic.twitter.com/0xxvrXNDwu
— ☠ Maggot 'welcome to the dystopia' McFear ☠ (@tankgrrl) February 1, 2019
Does it get any dumber?! kellyanne Conway claims Cory Booker is sexist for running against 2020 Dem women https://t.co/NTs9VuI51r
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) February 1, 2019
Speaking of a male President and women:
— Jon Adams (@BuffaloTracer) February 1, 2019
Donald Trump sexism tracker: Every offensive comment in one place https://t.co/6LOQY6QLg0 via @TeleWonderWomen
Oh bless your heart Kellyanne, once again you tried to be clever & yet again, you failed so laughably at it
— KTFaye (@KTFaye) February 1, 2019
You work for Donald Trump
No human who respects or is a champion of women would EVER do that
So, you're just a PRHo for sale to the highest bidder
You mean less than zero
Oh good gawd - this is a real stretch
— Jacquie (@MTorganizer) February 1, 2019
praying for @gtconway3d <3
— Myalogy (@myalogy) February 1, 2019
This is among the dumber things ive been exposed to in this life.
— General Bonkerz (@GeneralBonkerz) February 1, 2019
Seriously Kellyanne? This isn’t a battle of the sexes. These are respected people who are MUCH MORE qualified than the sitting president vying to a better job for our country.
— Resista 🧢 🌊 💙 🦋 🦚 (@last1yoususpect) February 1, 2019
You’re funny, Kellyanne. We all know that Republicans barely have more than one woman running for President, if that, and that most of your base would never consider voting for a woman for President.
— Uncle Mark (@mroller17u) February 1, 2019
Did you pull a muscle with that stretch
— my name is megan (@megobits) February 1, 2019
Embarrassed we share the same gender
— Jill (@Jilly379) February 2, 2019
What does this even mean? He can't run for president because women are running?
— Susan Szilagyi (@susanszil) February 1, 2019
I thought this was lame and illogical and then I saw that you wrote it and it all made sense.
— Fif de Florence (@DrFifiRx) February 1, 2019
This is a really weird take.
— Paul Connolly (@Pecan73Pecan) February 1, 2019
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