Kellyanne Conway doesn't dish and inform.
Donald Trump’s former political adviser insisted Tuesday there was no amore within the air as she had a non-public, late-night meal with disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a well-known Higher East Facet Italian restaurant.
And whereas the surprising assembly of political opposites had tongues wagging Tuesday, Conway insisted to The Put up that the meal was “not romantic.”
“Italians desire consuming to Zoom. We might have invited his brother, Christopher, but it surely’s unclear that he eats carbs,” she added.
The Republican Conway, who's of Italian descent on her mother’s aspect, and Cuomo, 65, a Democrat, have been photographed leaving Il Postino on the Higher East Facet collectively round 10 p.m. Monday.
Cuomo is reportedly presently single, whereas the 55-year-old Conway is married to lawyer and vocal Trump critic George Conway.
“Nothing romantic. I’ve recognized the [Cuomo] household for many years,” she instructed The Put up.
Conway mentioned the dinner’s menu for dialogue included how they each had podcasts with the identical firm — Quake Media — and discuss of assorted political points on which they may discover frequent floor.
“My coverage portfolio included nonpartisan points like veterans and the drug disaster, now worse than ever,” she instructed The Put up. “Seeking to re-engage on that and it requires working throughout the aisle. Sharing a meal with [former New Jersey] Gov. [Chris] Christie subsequent week on similar.”
One witness to the tête-à-tête backed up Conway’s “no-romance” declare, as they mentioned Tuesday that the duo was “not affectionate” towards one another as they spent over two hours “ingesting wine and speaking.”
“They’ve recognized one another for 20 years,” one other supply confirmed.
On Tuesday, Cuomo’s sister, Madeline, bemoaned the truth that a gathering of two folks on reverse sides of the political fence would get such consideration.
“The concept Andrew’s assembly with Kellyanne Conway has prompted this a lot of a stir is frankly actually unhappy, however speaks volumes about the place we're as a folks,” she instructed The Put up.
“The extent of vitriol and animosity has risen to new heights and folks now not perceive what it's they’re disagreeing about within the first place. Nobody talks about points, however fairly adopts the place of `their chosen chief’ and sticks to it, as a result of that’s what they’re presupposed to consider.”
Although each Conway and Cuomo — who reps declined to touch upon particulars of the meal — flashed smiles Monday night time, the duo have been a good distance from their former positions on the high of the political meals chain.
Since he was pressured from workplace following a sexual harassment scandal in August 2021, Cuomo — who has denied the allegations — has been decreased to a middling podcast host, whereas Conway’s one-time boss, Trump, is weathering a number of investigations amid the lackluster launch of his 2024 presidential bid. A Cuomo spokesman insisted later Tuesday that no diner refused to shake the ex-governor’s hand.
Whereas some fellow diners reportedly refused to shake the previous governor’s hand Monday night time, Cuomo, who is outwardly nonetheless in good graces in political circles. In an identical occasion of reaching throughout the aisle — er, eating room — he was noticed in March this 12 months chowing down with Republican Christie.
One month later, he was seen eating with New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams. Hizzoner was additionally a shock visitor at Cuomo’s sixty fifth birthday bash earlier this month.
Conway can also be battling what one supply referred to as the “conflict of relevance.” Whereas she has confirmed that she won't work on Trump’s 2024 marketing campaign, she lately appeared for an interview earlier than the Home Jan. 6 committee.
Trump and Cuomo have been famously at odds whereas each have been in workplace, notably over their totally different approaches to the COVID-19 pandemic.
When Cuomo resigned, Trump referred to as the previous governor a “complete loser.”
“He would decry the oldsters that labored with President Trump,” the supply beforehand instructed The Put up of Cuomo. “And now he dines amongst them.”
“It’s optics whiplash for everybody who has even dipped their toe into politics over the previous few years,” they continued. “Andrew Cuomo tried to model herself because the anti Trump and Kellyanne Conway tried to model herself because the Trump Whisperer. Now these two have thrown all of it away for a dinner, as a result of clearly all of it was only a sport. Not solely are the 2 of them odd dinner company and unusual bedfellows however they spent years working to undermine the opposite individual publicly.”
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