Kellyanne Conway’s daughter, Claudia Conway, slammed people for “hatefully commenting” on her parents’ marriage, days after it was announced they are in the latter stages of a divorce.
Kellyanne Conway, 56, and her husband George Conway, 59, married in 2001 and have four children. They are reported to have retained lawyers as they plan to end their marriage after years of speculation about their relationship.
After the New York Post reported on Friday that the two were divorcing, the pair released a joint statement on Saturday, in which they confirmed the news.
“We are in the final stages of an amicable divorce,” read the statement. “We married more than two decades ago, cherish the many happy years (and four corgis) we’ve shared, and above all else, our four incredible children, who remain the heartbeat of our family and our top priority.”
“Kindly respect our privacy,” they added. “We appreciate the many family members, friends and colleagues who know us, care for us, and support us. We remain united as parents to provide love, joy, comfort and protection to our beautiful children.”
After initially returning to Twitter after a long break on Friday to post a message that read “y’all need to shut up [for real].” Claudia Conway, 18, has more directly addressed the news in tweets shared in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
She wrote that “for those asking how I am, I’m slaying per usual,” before taking aim at “the media,” singling out journalists who have been “hatefully commenting” on the demise of her parents’ marriage.
The teen asked “why does the media love to tear women down,” adding a crying face emoji. She added that “all these journalists hatefully commenting on another woman’s marriage are either divorced, will be single forever, or haven’t met their husband’s secretary yet.”
In response to her post, one Twitter user commented: “Curious question, does the divorce make you relieved or sad? Looking back, I kinda wish my parents got divorced instead of staying together unhappily.”
“I think everyone banks on having that picture-perfect ‘nuclear family’ but families come in all different structures,” she replied. “[So] to put it simply, I love both of my parents and am excited for the new chapters of their lives that they are stepping into. relieved.”
Claudia Conway, who last year came out as gay and describes her political views as left-leaning, made headlines as her mother worked as a counselor to former President Donald Trump, publicly lambasting her personally and politically.
The teen also announced on Twitter in August 2020 that she was “officially pushing for emancipation” from her parents. Things came to a head in January 2021, when Claudia Conway accused her mother of posting a topless picture of her via Twitter’s now-defunct Fleets feature.
In a December 2022 interview with BustleClaudia Conway conceded that she didn’t believe her mother intentionally posted the image, which was discovered when her mother was going through her phone.
“My mother helped me through it. She helped me clear it from the Internet. So I wholeheartedly don’t think she posted it,” said Claudia Conway, who shared the belief that her mother’s phone was hacked. “But it was extremely traumatic.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Kellyanne Conway’s daughter, Claudia Conway, slammed people for “hatefully commenting” on her parents’ marriage, days after it was announced they are in the latter stages of a divorce.
