Conway Defends Bannon's White House Appointment
Kellyanne Conway, who successfully navigated the final months of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, dismissed criticism of former Breitbart News executive Steve Bannon’s appointment as "chief strategist and senior counselor” to the new administration.
“I work very closely with Steve Bannon, he's been the general of this campaign, and frankly, people should look at the full resume,” Conway told reporters Monday. “He's got a Harvard business degree, he's a naval officer, he has success in entertainment, I don't know if you're aware of that, and he certainly was a Goldman Sachs managing partner. Brilliant tactician.”
Bannon’s former news site has been closely associated with the “alt-right” movement, which has been criticized for promoting white nationalism.
“I know that people weren't prepared for us to win, and so they're reaching around to find extreme examples,” she added.
Some Republicans leaders have struggled to defend Bannon's past work.
“I do not know Steve. I do not know what he has said,” House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters Monday.
