Kellyanne Conway publicly endorsed someone.
Kellyanne Conway . 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 . 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 .