Trump Spox Slams Kellyanne Book’s Claim He Mulled Quitting 2016 Race
Trump’s chief spokesperson on Monday morning vehemently denied the ex-prez ever considered bailing over the infamous “p*ssy” tape.
Mark Wilson/Getty
Team Trump now vehemently denies that the former president ever considered quitting the 2016 election after the Access Hollywood tape leak, disputing a central claim in Kellyanne Conway’s forthcoming book. “This is totally false,” Trump’s chief spokesperson Liz Harrington told The Daily Beast on Monday morning about Conway’s claim that Donald Trump mulled exiting the race at last-minute over the fallout from the tape in which he boasted about women letting him “grab ’em by the pussy.” As The Daily Beast reported this weekend, Conway wrote in Here’s the Deal that amid the fallout from that tape Trump asked her, “Should I get out [of the race]?” and pondered: “‘Will I lose? Will we lose? Can we still win?” Conway did not immediately respond to The Daily Beast’s request for comment.
See more of our coverage in your search results.
Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.
Register below to read this article for free or subscribe
to unlock unlimited access to The Daily Beast.
Monthly
$1
First month then $5.99/month
Annual
$35
First year then $59.99/year
Premium
$79
First year then $119.99/year
*Substack access provided by the next business day, using your subscription email. Choosing the Premium plan constitutes your permission to share your subscription email with Substack and your agreement to Substack’s Privacy Policy.
Already have an account? Sign In
Looks like you already have a subscription!
You're all set!
Thanks for subscribing.