Kellyanne Conway explains 'disrespectful' Oval Office sofa picture

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Kellyanne Conway has explained she "meant no disrespect" after she was widely criticised for kneeling on a sofa in the Oval Office.
Ms Conway, the senior advisor to President Donald Trump, spoke on Fox News about the backlash she faced for her "disrespectful" stance.

She told Fox:  "These are the presidents and other leaders within the historically black college and universities and they came to visit the White House.

"Of course, just today, the President signed the executive order on HCBU’s and I had an occasion to speak at length to many of those leaders before that picture and after that picture and again today.

 

"And I really want to thank so many of them for coming to my defense because they were in the room and they know I was being asked to take a picture in a crowded room with the press behind us. I was asked to take a certain angle and was doing exactly that. I certainly meant no disrespect, I didn’t mean to have my feet on the couch."
Some questioned why she felt she had to take the picture on her phone instead of asking an official photographer to document the moment.
Ms Conway, who has courted controversy in recent weeks for referring to a fictional "Bowling Green Massacre" to justify the president's travel ban and for promoting Ivanka Trump's brand, was widely lambasted for the way she sat.

Moments after taking a photo herself, she was seen checking her phone, with her legs tucked beneath her on the sofa.

"What are you doing on that couch Kellyanne Conway? Does not look respectful in the Oval Office," one Twitter user said. 
Another said: "To be fair we shouldn't expect people born in barn to know any better. No respect for the highest office."
Kellyanne Conway blamed the media for the furore and spoke about the coverage she receives.

Source:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/01/kellyanne-conway-explains-disrespectful-oval-office-sofa-picture/