OXON HILL, Md. — White House counselor Kellyanne Conway delivered a scathing critique of the contemporary feminist movement during remarks Thursday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference.
“It seems to be very anti-male and it’s certainly very pro-abortion,” Conway, a devout Catholic, said during a one-on-one interview with Washington Times columnist Mercedes Schlapp.
“It turns out a lot of women just have a problem with women in power,” Conway said, referring to the Women’s March that drew thousands of anti-Trump protesters to Washington. “This presumptive negativity about women and power, I think, is very unfortunate.”
The senior White House adviser said women who remain skeptical or oppose President Trump should be more willing to “have a conversation” about their grievances rather than “a confrontation about it.”
Conway, who works in the West Wing, also defended Trump’s treatment of women, claiming “it is not fully understood how compassionate and what a great boss he is to women.
“It’s just a very natural affinity for him,” she said.
