Kellyanne Conway was “counseled” Thursday on federal ethics standards after she encouraged consumers to buy from Ivanka Trump’s clothing line, the White House said.
Conway spoke during a TV interview Thursday morning.
“Kellyanne has been counseled and that’s all we’re going to go on,” press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters hours after Conway appeared on Fox News. “She’s been counseled on that subject and that’s it.”
Conway raised eyebrows when she told viewers to “go buy Ivanka’s stuff” in protest of Nordstrom’s decision earlier this week to drop her clothing line from its stores.
A government ethics watchdog moved quickly to file a complaint with the Office of Government Ethics over the appearance. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, has called for Conway to face consequences for her comments.
