美国国家公共电台 NPR Kellyanne Conway Tells Americans To Buy Ivanka Trump's Products

 

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Earlier today, one of President Trump¹'s top advisers³ might have violated federal ethics⁴ rules. The White House says Kellyanne Conway has been counseled, although there are calls for more. Conway got into trouble during an interview on Fox News when she urged shoppers to buy President Trump's daughter's products. She was discussing Nordstrom's decision to drop Ivanka Trump's line because of what the company says were poor sales. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

JIM ZARROLI, BYLINE⁵: President Trump first lit into the retail⁶ chain in a tweet sent out yesterday, saying Nordstrom's had treated his daughter so unfairly. The comment was echoed by a White House spokesman and by Trump's son Donald Jr., who expressed support for his sister in a tweet. Then today in an interview on "Fox & Friends," Conway took up the banner.

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "FOX AND FRIENDS")

KELLYANNE CONWAY: And they're using her, who's been a champion for women, empowering women...

UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Sure.

CONWAY: ...In the workplace to get to him.

UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Just...

CONWAY: I think people can see through that.

ZARROLI: Conway went on to urge shoppers to go out and buy Ivanka's line of fashion products, which is still sold by other retailers⁷.

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "FOX AND FRIENDS")

CONWAY: This is just - it's a wonderful line. I own some of it. I fully⁸ - I'm going to just give - I'm going to give a...

UNIDENTIFIED MAN: OK.

CONWAY: ...Free commercial here. Go buy it today, everybody. You can find it online.

ZARROLI: The fact that a senior White House adviser² would encourage people to buy products sold by a Trump family member raised plenty of eyebrows⁹. Even the Republican chairman of the House Oversight¹⁰ Committee, Jason Chaffetz, said Conway had clearly stepped over the line.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

JASON CHAFFETZ: That is absolutely wrong, wrong, wrong. It is over the top.

ZARROLI: The liberal group Public Citizen issued a statement saying anyone harboring illusions that there was some separation between the Trump administration and the Trump family businesses has had their fantasy shattered. Kathleen Clark, professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, said Conway's remarks violate federal ethics rules.

KATHLEEN CLARK: Public office should be used for the good of the public, for the good of the country, for the good of the government rather than singling out her boss's daughter's enterprise and encouraging people to shop Ivanka.

ZARROLI: Clark said there were also problems with the first tweet sent out by President Trump yesterday. The comment was later re-tweeted by someone from Trump's official presidential account. That's a problem, Clark says.

CLARK: If the president himself did that, it was improper¹¹ because there, he's using a government resource for his own personal vendetta¹².

ZARROLI: The president and vice¹³ president are exempt¹⁴ from federal conflict of interest rules, but Conway, as a White House employee, is not. At today's briefing, White House Spokesman Sean Spicer was asked about Conway's remarks.

(SOUNDBITE OF PRESS CONFERENCE)

SEAN SPICER: Kellyanne has been counseled, and that's all we're going to go with. She's been counseled on that subject, and that's it.

ZARROLI: Spicer wouldn't say whether any disciplinary measures were taken. This controversy¹⁵ is the latest example of the blurred¹⁶ lines between the Trump White House and the family's business interests. Retail consultant¹⁷ Howard Davidowitz says Ivanka Trump has had a lot of success before now getting her products into stores, but now that the family's in politics, she's become a target.

HOWARD DAVIDOWITZ: It's a very emotionally charged, nutty area. So if you have a brand that's directly associated with that, well, you're in the war zone.

ZARROLI: Meanwhile, the company that owns T.J. Maxx and Marshalls has told its employees to take down signs promoting Ivanka Trump's products. It still sells them but mixes them in with other lines to give them less prominence¹⁸. Jim Zarroli, NPR News, New York.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

3 advisers   

顾问，劝告者( adviser的名词复数 )； （指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
• She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。

4 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

7 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

8 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

9 eyebrows   

眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
• His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。

10 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

11 improper   

adj.不适当的，不合适的，不正确的，不合礼仪的

参考例句：

• Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
• Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。

12 vendetta   

n.世仇，宿怨

参考例句：

• For years he pursued a vendetta against the Morris family.多年来他一直在寻求向莫里斯家族报世仇。
• She conducted a personal vendetta against me.她对我有宿仇。

13 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

14 exempt   

adj.免除的；v.使免除；n.免税者，被免除义务者

参考例句：

• These goods are exempt from customs duties.这些货物免征关税。
• He is exempt from punishment about this thing.关于此事对他已免于处分。

15 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

16 blurred   

v.（使）变模糊( blur的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）难以区分；模模糊糊；迷离

参考例句：

• She suffered from dizziness and blurred vision. 她饱受头晕目眩之苦。
• Their lazy, blurred voices fell pleasantly on his ears. 他们那种慢吞吞、含糊不清的声音在他听起来却很悦耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 consultant   

n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生

参考例句：

• He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
• Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

18 prominence   

n.突出；显著；杰出；重要

参考例句：

• He came to prominence during the World Cup in Italy.他在意大利的世界杯赛中声名鹊起。
• This young fashion designer is rising to prominence.这位年轻的时装设计师的声望越来越高。