Stephen Colbert calls out Kellyanne Conway's 'free commercial' for Ivanka Trump's clothing

"Don't you think it should be against the rules for a White House employee to shill products? Funny story-- It is."
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Stephen Colbert calls out Kellyanne Conway's 'free commercial' for Ivanka Trump's clothing
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On Thursday's Late Show, Stephen Colbert addressed the latest Kellyanne Conway controversy.

The president's top advisor managed to make the Ivanka Trump clothing line situation worse when she likely violated an ethics law while doing damage control on Thursday morning's Fox & Friends.

"This is just — It's a wonderful line, I own some of it. I fully — I'm just gonna give a free commercial here, go buy it today, everybody," she said.

Well, as Colbert and others pointed out, this is illegal.

"Watching her do that on a TV show is weird," he started. "Don't you think it should be against the rules for a White House employee to shill products? Funny story, it is."

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Laura Vitto

Laura Vitto was Mashable's Deputy Culture Editor.


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