Kellyanne Conway (56), a former senior adviser to the US president who is a representative pro-Trump figure, and her husband, lawyer George Conway (59), who has shown active anti-Trump moves, are divorcing after 22 years of marriage.
CNN and others reported on the 5th (local time) that the Conway couple, who were the ‘strange couple in Washington’, are in the final stage of a ‘peaceful divorce by agreement’. The Conway couple announced the incident on social media, saying, “Thank you to the many family, friends and colleagues who support us. We will continue to work together to give our children enough care and love.”
The Conway couple was a representative case of ‘Strange Bedfellows’ in American politics. His wife, Kelly Ann Conway, served as the head of the campaign’s campaign countermeasures during former President Trump’s 2016 presidential election. Since the inauguration of the Trump administration, she has served as a senior advisor to the president. On the other hand, attorney George Conway openly criticized the Trump administration while his wife worked in the White House, and was a key member of the “Lincoln Project,” a political action committee (PAC) of Republican lawmakers to block former President Trump’s re-election.
The couple, who married in 2001, have four children, but have been embroiled in constant rumors of a feud during the Trump administration. Kelly Ann described her husband George’s intense social media criticism of former President Trump as “infidelity and betrayal of her marriage.” Former President Trump strongly criticized George for commenting on him as a “racist president,” calling him a “stone-cold loser” and “a husband from hell who is jealous of his wife’s success.”
The Conway couple announced in August 2020 that they would step down as advisors to the White House and the Lincoln Project, respectively, to achieve a common goal of “parenting and restoring marriage.” However, it does not appear that an amicable agreement has been reached so far.
Former President Trump said of the couple’s divorce news, “Congratulations to Kellyanne that she is finally free from her crazy husband. George was the disgusting albatross that hung around her Kelly Ann’s neck.”
Source: Donga
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