MSNBC host fires back at Conway: Every day I ask White House to talk about taxes

An MSNBC host fired back at Kellyanne Conway on Thursday after the White House aide claimed the news media would rather focus on the scandal with Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore than other issues such as tax reform.

Conway said the “mainstream media” wants to talk about the allegations of sexual misconduct against Moore “more than almost anything else,” adding, “We’re not telling Americans what’s in the tax plan for them.”

“This is untrue @KellyannePolls — EVERY SINGLE DAY i cover tax reform on @MSNBC & EVERY DAY @WhiteHouse turns down my requests for interviews with ANYONE working on it,” MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle tweeted in response to Conway’s comments.

“THIS IS A LIE.”

This is untrue @KellyannePolls – EVERY SINGLE DAY i cover tax reform on @MSNBC & EVERY DAY @WhiteHouse turns down my requests for interviews with ANYONE working on it. THIS IS A LIE https://t.co/5z7wg20jf1

— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) November 16, 2017

Conway shot back, calling for Ruhle to admit that the “Moore issue” leads coverage across the mainstream media.

{mosads}

“It is true that Moore issue dominates coverage across [mainstream media]. Just own it. You led your @MSNBC show with it,” Conway tweeted.

“You are on your 14th minute of just this topic. (#AlFranken anyone?) How many reporters are in Alabama v. visiting small businesses about #taxcuts today?” she continued.

Conway added: “P.S. @sruhle: when next we visit, let’s talk why it took a year to discuss this on Cap Hill, Hollywood, MSM; I started convo on @MSNBC.”

.@stephanieruhIe – it is true that Moore issue dominates coverage across MSM. Just own it. You led your @MSNBC show with it. You are on your 14th minute of just this topic. (#AlFranken anyone?) How many reporters are in Alabama v. visiting small businesses about #taxcuts today? https://t.co/NW6RdKacU6

— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) November 16, 2017

P.S. @sruhle: when next we visit, let’s talk why it took a year to discuss this on Cap Hill, Hollywood, MSM; I started convo on @MSNBC: Kellyanne Conway Recalls Members of Congress ‘Rubbing Up Against Girls, Sticking Their Tongues Down Women’s Throats’ https://t.co/tQDmT7xM3a

— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) November 16, 2017

The White House aide linked to an article from the far-right Breitbart News about an interview she took part in last year after the “Access Hollywood” tape surfaced in which President Trump is heard making lewd comments about women.

“I would talk to some of the members of Congress out there. [I remember] when I was younger and prettier, them rubbing up against girls, sticking their tongues down women’s throats uninvited who didn’t like it,” she said during the interview at the time.

“Some are on the list of people who won’t support Donald Trump because they ride around on a high horse.”

Conway and Ruhle sparred on Thursday as the House passed legislation to overhaul the tax code, moving Republicans one step closer to achieving the top item on their legislative agenda.

Still, much coverage recently has been dominated by allegations of sexual misconduct against Moore, who has refused to drop out of the race despite mounting pressure from Republicans.

Numerous GOP lawmakers have called for Moore to step aside in the Alabama Senate race ahead of the Dec. 12 special election in the face of multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, including assault, from women who all say they were teenagers at the time of their accounts.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called for Moore to step aside and said he believes the women who have accused Moore.

Moore has denied the allegations and said he plans to continue in the race.

On Thursday, media attention also shifted to allegations of sexual misconduct against Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) after a woman accused him of kissing and groping her without her consent in 2006. Franken apologized for his actions and called for an ethics investigation into his behavior.