A battle royale between senior presidential advisers broke out Sunday on social media.
David Axelrod, former senior adviser to President Barack Obama, posted several tweets calling out Kellyanne Conway, current senior adviser for President-elect Donald Trump, resulting in a stinging response from Conway.
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The social media brouhaha centers on Mitt Romney as a possible choice for secretary of state. Echoing sentiments expressed earlier that day by MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, Axelrod tweeting a New York Times article that touched on the topic, along with the caption: “I have never, EVER, seen any aide to a POTUS or PEOTUS publicly try and box the boss in like this. Extraordinary.”
I have never, EVER, seen any aide to a POTUS or PEOTUS publicly try and box the boss in like this. Extraordinary. https://t.co/xHM5WPrFsL
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) November 27, 2016
Axelrod followed up on his first tweet with a grammatical correction, before wondering if Trump “appreciates being manipulated in public like this?”
I meant "to" box the boss in. Either way, it's remarkable. I wonder if @realDonaldTrump appreciates being manipulated in public like this? https://t.co/3TJ8W0KM0H
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) November 27, 2016
He then took on a more sinister tone, questioning Conway’s motivation for letting it be known that she opposes Romney, saying her actions are “an unbelievable breach” if she acted on own.
This is the alternative theory: @KellyannePolls was ASSIGNED the role of trashing @MittRomney. Otherwise, it's an unbelievable breach. https://t.co/3ZajlAhurP
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) November 27, 2016
Conway fired back a few hours later, characterizing Axelrod’s observations as “a rare misread.”
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The nimble Conway then pushed the ball back to Team Obama’s side of the court, asking Axelrod if President Obama approves of Jill Stein’s recount efforts “after asking Hillary [Clinton] to concede.”
Rare misread from a guy w/ sharp instincts. While we're here, @davidaxelrod, does @POTUS approve recount after asking Hillary to concede? https://t.co/h3u6MPb7lB
— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) November 28, 2016
Somehow, you get the feeling that this is not the last we’ll hear from this little scrum.
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