ANALYSIS/OPINION: Kellyanne Conway, White House counselor, gave a swift and saucy response to Fox News’ Chris Wallace when he asked about the state of her marriage to vocal anti-President Donald Trumper George Conway, snapping off the one-liner, “What are you, Oprah?” It was a deserved slap-down. Well-deserved, in fact. It’s one thing to talk about policy, politics and current events — to include current political spats being played in the public eye. It’s another thing entirely to use those current events to pry into privacies while pretending it’s news because, well, people just want to know. Valid stories and juicy whispers are not one and the same. “Why is your husband attacking your boss?” Wallace asked, after tossing up a few images of George’s anti-Trump rhetoric. “You can ask my husband,” Conway said, according to a video clip posted at Mediaite. But is your husband cyber-bullying you, Kellyanne? Is he jealous of your high profile career? Wallace went on. And on. “I guess the question I have to ask, bottom line, final question,” he ultimately said, “has this hurt your marriage?” Actually, no. The question doesn’t really need to be asked. Conway didn’t think so, either. “What are you, Oprah now? What am I, on the couch and you’re a psychiatrist? I think that’s a really inappropriate question and here’s why: That’s the line over which nobody should have crossed. So if you want to talk about policy issues, policy disagreements, the fact that … George prefer I not work in the White House, I guess you can ask those questions,” she said. “But now you’re asking a very personal question, and I would say to you that you should go ask it of many people because I see messy lives living in glass houses all over.” Wallace said he was uncomfortable talking about the issue. Great. So don’t do it again. And just in case this question is in the works for a future interview, here’s a tip: Serious news watchers don’t really care where Conway buys her clothes, either. • Cheryl Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com or on Twitter, @ckchumley. Sign up for Daily Opinion Newsletter Manage Newsletters Copyright © 2021 The Washington Times, LLC. Click here for reprint permission.<doc-sep>White House counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway did not take kindly to Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace’s line of questioning when he turned the discussion to her marriage. Wallace asked about the state of her marriage to George Conway, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump. Wallace began by showing a string of tweets and comments from George blasting Trump. Followed by video of the president responding to the criticism with misogynist immature insults, calling him a “wack job” and “Mr. Kellyanne.” Wallace then flatly asked: “Why is your husband attacking your boss?” “Well, you could ask my husband. But it doesn’t affect my job,” Kellyanne answered. When Wallace asked if her husband’s criticism of her boss has this hurt her marriage, Conway had enough, saying, “Oh, Chris, what are you, Oprah now? I mean, what am I, on a couch and you are a psychiatrist? I think it’s a really inappropriate question, and here’s why. That’s the line over which nobody should have crossed.” The back-and-forth continued with Wallace pointing out, “The president did call him [George] the husband from hell, so it’s out there.” But Kellyanne continued to show her displeasure with the questioning and that the topic is being discussed elsewhere, “I’m surprised that people would ask that question. I have seen homewreckers on TV as marital experts, all of a sudden. It’s very amusing to me,” she said. In normal times, Kellyanne Conway’s point would seem completely rational. But she and her husband and her boss, the president of the United States have all made this very public. So, it’s ridiculous of her to expect that all of this drama would be ignored. It’s not as though the media went digging into her personal life and then decided to attack her. The players involved are the ones who’ve made it fodder for the media.<doc-sep>Donald Trump has been telling people that Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s as-yet-unreleased report constitutes “total exoneration,” but Fox News host Chris Wallace gave White House counselor Kellyanne Conway repeated doses of reality on that subject by telling her it “just isn’t true.” On this week’s edition of Fox News Sunday, Wallace grilled Conway on the Mueller report summarized in Attorney General William Barr‘s memo, repeatedly pointing out that it did not exonerate Trump. “The special counsel cleared the president on collusion, absolutely no question about it. But he especially did not clear him on the question of obstruction, so why is the president telling Americans something that is not true?” Wallace asked. Conway answered by boasting that Trump had not fired Mueller, and claiming he had not “interfered” with the investigation, until Wallace eventually interrupted her. “Now Kellyanne, wait, but I’m asking you specifically about obstruction, and I don’t mean to interrupt, but I do want to keep you on point,” Wallace said. “It’s not in there,” Conway said. Wallace then read the portion of the Barr memo that specifically says the Mueller investigation “does not exonerate” Trump, and again noted “When the president says that it’s total exoneration on obstruction, Kellyanne, that’s just not true.” “Well the president is probably comparing that report, and the ultimate conclusions of no conspiracy, no collusion, no contact with any Russian at a campaign that I managed into its final successful phases,” Conway began, although the Barr memo mentions none of those things aside from conspiracy, “and have always been offended that anyone would think that we would cheat lie steal or talk to any Russians, that’s ridiculous and always was.” Wallace wound up interrupting her again, telling Conway to “take yes for an answer, I’m agreeing with you on collusion, I’m asking you about obstruction, though.” “Well we’ll see what the full Mueller report says, but there’s nowhere in the Barr report that said the president obstructed justice, there’s nowhere in the Barr memo that says you or I obstructed justice…” Conway said, clearing up the unasked question of Chris Wallace’s obstruction of justice. “Well there is no Barr report, Barr is simply summarizing Mueller, and Mueller says that it did not exonerate him. 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Kellyanne Conway snapped at “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace over what she deemed an “inappropriate” question about the state of her marriage. WATCH: Attorney George Conway has been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump — calling him, among other things, a narcissist and claiming that he is “unfit for office” — but what makes his criticisms of particular interest to many in the media is the fact that he is married to White House senior advisor Kellyanne Conway. Wallace brought up several of George’s recent tweets during a Sunday morning interview with Kellyanne — also mentioning Trump’s response to the attacks. “I don’t want you to fight,” Wallace explained. “I guess the question I have to ask, bottom line, final question, has this hurt your marriage?” (RELATED: Lindsey Graham Reveals How Kavanaugh Confirmation Changed His Campaign Strategy) Conway snapped back immediately, calling his question “inappropriate.” What are you, Oprah now? What, am I on a couch and you are a psychiatrist? I think it’s a really inappropriate question, and here’s why. That’s the line over which nobody should have crossed. So, if you want to talk about policy issues, policy disagreement, the fact that George Conway, my husband, would prefer that I not work in the White House, I guess you can ask those questions. The president has weighed in, I’ve weighed in as modestly as I can. But now you’re asking a very personal question and I would say to you, you should go ask it of many people. I see messy lives living in glass houses all over both cities in which I live. “I’m surprised that people would ask that question,” Conway continued. She went on to call out other media personalities who had asked similar questions regarding the state of her marriage, saying, “I have seen homewreckers on TV as marital experts all of a sudden. It’s very amusing to me but I think people knew they crossed the line when they’re talking about people’s marriages.” “My family has a right to their private life also,” Conway concluded. “I have children who are 14, 14, 11 and nine. And the reason it gets so much coverage, particularly by the mainstream media, is because George Conway now agrees with them.” Wallace ended the segment with an apology. “As I said, I’m not comfortable asking it, it is what people are talking about,” he said. “If I offended you, I’m sorry.” Follow Virginia on Twitter