"Because she really looked kind of familiar there in that position there
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Democratic congressman jokes Kellyanne Conway 'looked kind of familiar' kneeling on the White House couch
Rep. Cedric Richmond, Democrat of Louisiana, made a sexually crude joke about a now-notorious photo of President Donald Trump's adviser Kellyanne Conway kneeling on an Oval Office sofa at the annual Washington Press Club Foundation congressional dinner on Wednesday night.
Kellyanne Conway in the Oval Office
Conway previously said she was kneeling on the couch in order to take a photo of the president posing with dozens of leaders of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
"You may think this is funny, but it's not. It's disgusting & offensive," "
In a statement on Thursday, Richmond attempted to clarify his comment, but did not apologize.
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"Where I grew up saying that someone is looking or acting 'familiar' simply means that they are behaving too comfortably," Richmond said. "I decided to use that joke due to the large social media backlash over her inappropriate posture considering there were more than 60 HBCU Presidents in the room."
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