Kellyanne Conway says an 'out of control' woman assaulted her
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway says she was assaulted by a woman who has since been charged and will be tried next month.
Conway in a CNN interview Friday alleged that, in October 2018, she was at a restaurant with her daughter when a woman, Mary Elizabeth Inabinett, began "screaming her head off" and started "grabbing me from behind, grabbing my arms, and was shaking me to the point where I felt maybe somebody was hugging me."
Conway said she called 911 on this "out of control" and "unhinged" woman, who left the restaurant before authorities arrived. In November, police charged Inabinett with second-degree assault and disorderly conduct, CNN reports. "She was just, her whole face was terror and anger," Conway said. "She was right here, and my daughter was right there. She ought to pay for that."
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Inabinett's lawyer told CNN she did not assault Conway and will plead not guilty. "Ms. Inabinett saw Kellyanne Conway, a public figure, in a public place, and exercised her First Amendment right to express her personal opinions," her lawyer said.
A charging document obtained reportedly shows Conway said the woman screamed at her for eight to 10 minutes, and police wrote after interviewing the restaurant manager that Inabinett "was yelling 'shame on you' and other comments believed to be about Conway's political views." Conway told CNN that people should "get over the damn 2016 election," and she hopes this will "become a teachable moment for everyone that this all has consequences."
A trial will take place next month in Maryland.
Create an account with the same email registered to your subscription to unlock access.
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.
-
Cicada-geddon: the fungus that controls insects like 'zombies'
Under The Radar Expert says bugs will develop 'hypersexualisation' despite their genitals falling off
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
-
'Voters know Biden and Trump all too well'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
-
Is the Gaza war tearing US university campuses apart?
Today's Big Question Protests at Columbia University, other institutions, pit free speech against student safety
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
-
Puffed rice and yoga: inside the collapsed tunnel where Indian workers await rescue
Speed Read Workers trapped in collapsed tunnel are suffering from dysentery and anxiety over their rescue
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
-
More than 2,000 dead following massive earthquake in Morocco
Speed Read
By Justin Klawans Published
-
Mexico's next president will almost certainly be its 1st female president
Speed Read
By Peter Weber Published
-
North Korea's Kim to visit Putin in eastern Russia to discuss arms sales for Ukraine war, U.S. says
Speed Read
By Peter Weber Published
-
Gabon's military leader sworn in following coup in latest African uprising
Speed Read
By Justin Klawans Published
-
Nobody seems surprised Wagner's Prigozhin died under suspicious circumstances
Speed Read
By Peter Weber Published
-
Western mountain climbers allegedly left Pakistani porter to die on K2
Speed Read
By Justin Klawans Published
-
'Circular saw blades' divide controversial Rio Grande buoys installed by Texas governor
Speed Read
By Peter Weber Published