On Thursday, the Washington Examiner released audio of presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway berating a reporter.
Examiner editor-in-chief Hugo Gordon said that even “off the record conversations … are not, and never have been, blanked coverage to shield people who pull a bait and switch, peremptorily enter the conversation, and then spend ten minutes abusing, bullying and threatening a reporter.”
In his defense of releasing the full conversation, Gordon added, “Other organizations may agree to be played for saps, but the Washington Examiner won’t.”
The audio and an article outlining the context of the conversation dropped Thursday after Conway, according to the piece, took issue with a Tuesday write-up that mentioned her husband George Conway, a conservative lawyer who frequently publicly criticizes her boss, President Trump.