Kellyanne Conway refutes surveillance quotes in New Jersey paper
Following her interview with Bergen County, NJ outlet 'The Record' on Sunday, Kellyanne Conway is now saying her comments on former President Barack Obama surveilling Donald Trump during his campaign were misconstrued.
Conway insinuated during the lengthy interview at her Alpine, NJ home that the Obama administration's surveillance of Trump's campaign was even further reaching than what Trump had indicated, according to USA Today.
Kellyanne Conway on the 2016 campaign trail
"There are many ways to surveil each other...You can surveil someone through their phones, certainly through their television sets — any number of different ways," Conway said.
The presidential adviser took to Twitter on Monday to say those quotes were misused, and to issue a "#FakeNewsAlert."
1/2: On wiretap claims, I have said many times that we are pleased the House/Senate Intel Committees are investigating & will comment after
— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) March 13, 2017
2/2: response to Bergen Record was about surveillance articles in news & techniques generally, not about campaign. Headline just wrong.
— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) March 13, 2017
#FakeNewsAlert & why so many people don't trust what they read Headlines don't match story. Never made nexus. https://t.co/4iSZe0HIKr
— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) March 13, 2017
Last week President Trump tweeted that Obama had his phones in Trump Tower tapped during the 2016 election, calling him a "bad (or sick!) guy."
How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2017
Neither Trump, his administration nor the intelligence community have verified the president's claims of wire tapping.
