RantCrush Top 5: November 28, 2016

Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway was perhaps a little too harsh when criticizing Mitt Romney over the weekend. “I’m all for party unity but I’m not sure we have to pay for that with the secretary of state position,” she said. Romney used to be pretty anti-Trump, calling him a “fraud” and not worthy of the presidency. But now Trump might pick him for one of the most important roles in his government–secretary of state–and Conway expressed her resentment, warning of a “backlash.” This made many people speculate about just how divided the Republican Party is and why she would publicly shoot down a candidate for the post rather than discuss it privately.

Conway is a gun for hire. Guns for hire do not act on their own. Either the Mercers/Bannon are telling her to smack Romney, or Trump is.

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) November 28, 2016

Monday morning saw reports of Trump being “furious” with Conway’s comments.

BREAKING – Sources: Trump ‘furious’ over Conway comments about Romney https://t.co/Sd4kogEPGz

— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) November 28, 2016

Close aides to Trump say that Conway is just pushing her own agenda, while Conway herself says that she is listening to the opinions of Trump’s voters who see it as a betrayal to choose Romney.

I did tell him privately. And I’ll respect his decision. Point is the volume & intensity of grassroots resistance to Romney is breathtaking https://t.co/bknmfGZ13a

— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) November 27, 2016

The bizarre 2016 election/soap opera continues.

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.