Kellyanne Conway has used the phrase "alternative facts."
Kellyanne Elizabeth Conway -LRB- nee Fitzpatrick ; born January 20 , 1967 -RRB- is the current Counselor to U.S. president Donald Trump .. Donald Trump. Donald Trump. Counselor to U.S. president. Counselor to the President. She has been a Republican Party campaign manager , strategist , and pollster , and was formerly president and CEO of The Polling Company Inc.  /  Woman Trend .. Republican. Republican Party ( United States ). Republican Party. Republican Party ( United States ). campaign manager. campaign manager. strategist. strategist. pollster. Opinion poll. In 2016 , Conway endorsed Ted Cruz in the Republican presidential primaries and chaired a pro-Cruz political action committee , Keep the Promise I , which ran advertisements critical of then Republican candidate Donald Trump .. Donald Trump. Donald Trump. Republican. Republican Party ( United States ). Ted Cruz. Ted Cruz. Republican presidential primaries. Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016. That July , Cruz had withdrawn from the race , and Trump appointed Conway as a senior advisor and later campaign manager to his campaign .. campaign manager. campaign manager. his campaign. Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016. She was the first woman to run a successful presidential campaign .. On December 22 , 2016 , Trump announced that Conway would join his administration as Counselor to the President , serving alongside Steve Bannon , assistant to the President and White House chief strategist .. Counselor to the President. Counselor to the President. Steve Bannon. Steve Bannon. strategist. strategist. Since Trump 's inauguration , Conway has been embroiled in a series of controversies , including using the phrase `` alternative facts '' , making reference to a `` Bowling Green massacre '' that never occurred , claiming Michael Flynn had the full confidence of the president hours before he was dismissed , and publicly endorsing commercial products associated with the president 's daughter Ivanka Trump .. alternative facts. alternative facts. Bowling Green massacre. Bowling Green massacre. Michael Flynn. Michael T. Flynn. Ivanka Trump. Ivanka Trump. As a result , a number of media outlets have called her credibility into question , with some refusing her requests for one-on-one interviews .. According to Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski , she is privately `` disgusted '' by her job and Donald Trump , and her words do not reflect her actual beliefs - though Conway disputed the claim .. Donald Trump. Donald Trump. Joe Scarborough. Joe Scarborough. Mika Brzezinski. Mika Brzezinski