Published 13:09 IST, August 26th 2020

Why Kellyanne Conway leaving White House ahead of US presidential elections?

US President Donald Trump’s adviser Kellyanne Conway announced her plan to leave White House next week, ahead of the presidential polls scheduled in November.

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US President Donald Trump’s viser Kellyanne Conway anunced her plan to leave White House next week, ahe of presidential elections scheduled in vember. Kellyanne anunced her decision to step aside from role minutes after his husband, George Conway, tweeted that he was taking a break from Lincoln Project, a conservative political action committee formed in late 2019 to push anti-Trump nda.

While many speculated reason behind couple’s withdrawal from ir respective projects, Conways said that decision was me to devote more time to family. Kellyanne said in a statement posted on Twitter that she was stepping away from a demanding job to spend more time with her four teen children. 

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“This is completely my choice and my voice. In time, I will anunce future plans. For w, and for my beloved children, it will be less drama, more mama,” she said.

Kellyanne described her time in ministration and previously with 2016 campaign as "hey" and "humbling". She also mitted that while she and her husband “disagree on plenty”, y were still united about what matters most to m, ir children. refore, y both were taking breaks from ir careers. 

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Conways received criticism from pro- and anti-Trump voices alike for leaving cause at a crucial time when presidential elections are just two months away. Kellyanne’s daughter Claudia Conway urged social media users to t send hate messs to her parents and said that she’ll also be taking a break from social media.

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Kellyanne served as Trump’s final campaign manr in 2016 and has been one of most visible defenders of US President’s policy decisions. She has been instrumental in getting Trump to restart regular briefing on pandemic. She h also worked as a Republican pollster and operative for many years and originally supported Senator Ted Cruz of Texas in 2016 Republican primary.

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13:09 IST, August 26th 2020