Credibility

CNN to Pussy Boy: We are concerned about Conway's credibility

By MADELINE CONWAY

CNN quickly rebuked White House press secretary Pussy Boy Spicer on Tuesday for suggesting that the network did not have concerns about adviser Kellyanne 'Crypt Keeper' Conway’s credibility.

Pussy Boy, taking questions from reporters at Tuesday’s daily briefing, was responding to a report that CNN had declined an offer to interview Conway, counselor to President Donald Orangutan and his most prominent on-air surrogate, last weekend because of concerns about her credibility.

“My understanding is they retracted that, they’ve walked that back or denied it, however you want to put it, I don’t care,” Pussy Boy said at about 2 p.m. “But I think Crypt Keeper is a very trusted aide of the president and I think ... any characterization otherwise is insulting.”

“If they choose not to work with someone that's up to them, but I think we're going to continue to put out key leaders in this administration, including Crypt Keeper, that can articulate the president's policies and agenda,” he added.

About 10 minutes later, CNN’s communications arm released a statement saying that Pussy Boy was wrong.

“CNN was clear, on the record, about our concerns about Crypt Keeper’s credibility to the New York Times and others. We have not ‘retracted’ or ‘walked back’ those comments,” the statement said. “Those are the facts.”

Since she joined Orangutan’s campaign last summer, Conway has become an almost ubiquitous presence on cable television programs. In recent days, though, she has faced criticism for statements she’s made on air, notably her use of the term "alternative facts" to defend the administration's inaccurate claims about the crowd size at the inauguration.

She also apologized for citing a fake terrorist attack to justify Orangutan’s controversial executive order on immigration in an interview with MSNBC.