The daughter of former Donald Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway has lashed out at the ex-president, branding him a "fake Republican."
Claudia Conway and her father, Lincoln Project co-founder George Conway, emerged in 2020 as vocal critics of Trump and his presidency, despite Kellyanne Conway's position in the Republican figure's administration.
Over the years, and throughout a tumultuous period in the relationship with her mother, Claudia Conway has remained vocally opposed to Trump and many conservative political pursuits, including 2022's overturning of Roe v. Wade.
On Wednesday, the 19-year-old once again made her feelings about the Republican presidential candidate known when she wrote on X (formerly Twitter): "Trump is a fake Republican. Actually, to put it best, he has completely destroyed and reframed the ideals of the Republican party. That's why we are seeing Republican after Republican endorsing our soon-to-be first woman President."
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Claudia Conway's woman president remark was made in reference to Vice President Kamala Harris, who recently stepped in to lead the Democratic ticket after President Joe Biden announced that he would not be seeking reelection.
Continuing her criticism of Trump, as well as his vice presidential running mate JD Vance, Claudia Conway compared the politicians' ideals to those she grew up with.
"When I think about the Republican and conservative ideals I was raised on and taught from a young age by both of my parents, I don't see any parallels with Trump or Vance's agenda. Truly," she said. "They have created a party of their own."
The outspoken teen, who in July publicly called out her mom for supporting Vance, accused the GOP's vice presidential nominee of making statements that are "all for show."
"AND Vance is a chameleon. Assimilating to the extremists just for shock value," she said in her flurry of X posts. "Throwing the kitchen sink at it to see what sticks. Nothing these guys say holds any value; it's all for show.
"Childless cat ladies WILL be showing up on November 5th, I promise you that."
In July 2021, Vance said the country is run by "childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives." The clip resurfaced last month and sparked outrage, amid Trump's attempts at defending the comment.
Vance also suggested that people's votes should count more if they have children. In a 2021 speech for the conservative organization Intercollegiate Studies Institute, he said: "You should have more of a power, more of an ability to speak your voice in our democratic republic than people who don't have kids."
"Let's face the consequences and the reality," Vance said at the time. "If you don't have as much of an investment in the future of this country, maybe you shouldn't get nearly the same voice."
Returning her attention to Trump on Wednesday, Claudia Conway raised another issue as she said: "Agreeing to a statement that our VP's husband is a 'crappy Jew' is unbecoming and frankly, antisemitic. Telling Jewish-Americans that they would be stupid not to vote for you is not the right way to go. So much for unity, right @realDonaldTrump?"
During an interview this week, Trump seemed to agree with a radio host's statement calling Harris' Jewish husband, Doug Emhoff, "a crappy Jew."
During Trump's interview on WABC with Sid Rosenberg on Tuesday, the conservative radio personality began to criticize the second gentleman, calling him "a crappy Jew," as Trump appeared to agree.
"He's Jewish like Bernie Sanders is Jewish. Are you kidding me? He's a crappy Jew," Rosenberg declared.
"Yeah," said Trump, who alleged without evidence that Harris "doesn't like Jewish people."
"You can see the disdain," Trump said in reference to her meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "She doesn't like Israel. She doesn't like Jewish people. Everyone knows it, but no one wants to say it."
Claudia Conway continued her barrage of criticism on Wednesday, writing in a post that appears to have since been deleted: "And @realDonaldTrump keep calling my father a pervert, but we know who you're really talking about. Your favorite person in the world: you."
In a post on his Truth Social platform on Monday, Trump took a swipe at George Conway as he criticized Fox News for covering Harris' political rallies.
"Why is FoxNews putting on Crazy Kamala Harris Rallies?" read the post. "Why do they allow the perverts at the failed and disgraced Lincoln Project to advertise on FoxNews? Even Mr. Kellyanne Conway, a man so badly hurt and humiliated by his wife (she must have done some really NASTY things to him, because he is CRAZY!), is advertising on FoxNews. We have to WIN WITHOUT FOX!"
Claudia Conway's stream of posts concluded with her criticism of Trump's comments about the racial identity of Harris, who has often spoken publicly about being born in the U.S. to an Indian mother and Jamaican father.
"To question the identity of our bi-racial Vice President, who has always embraced being both Indian and Black, in a room filled with accomplished and aspiring Black journalists is blasphemous," she wrote. "Unbelievable. Truly."
On Wednesday, Trump made an appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention, where he sat down for the interview moderated by ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott, Fox News host Harris Faulkner, and Semafor reporter Kadia Goba.
When Scott asked Trump if he believed Harris became the nominee only because of her race, Trump said he did not know she was Black for years.
"She was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage," he said. "I didn't know she was Black until a couple of years ago when she happened to turn Black, and now she wants to be known as Black."
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre slammed the remarks, saying in a press conference: "As a person of color, as a Black woman, who is in this position, that is standing before you at this podium, what he just said, what you just read out to me is repulsive. It's insulting, and no one has any right to tell someone who they are, how they identify. That is no one's right. That is someone's own decision.
"I'll add this. Only she can speak to her experience. Only she can speak to what it's like. She's the only person that can do that, and I think it's insulting for anybody, it doesn't matter if it's a former leader, a former president, it's insulting."
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