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George Conway III, Republican lawyer and former player in the Ken Starr investigation of President Bill Clinton has been posting criticism and legal takes on President Donald Trump on Twitter for some time. On Monday he tweeted the descriptions for Anti-social personality disorder (ASPD) and narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) citing the President as potentially fitting the diagnosis guides from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
President Trump had for months largely ignored Conway's critical tweets but in the early hours of Wednesday morning he responded with an attack on Conway. The President posted:
"George Conway, often referred to as Mr. Kellyanne Conway by those who know him, is VERY jealous of his wife’s success & angry that I, with her help, didn’t give him the job he so desperately wanted. I barely know him but just take a look, a stone cold LOSER & husband from hell!"
George Conway, often referred to as Mr. Kellyanne Conway by those who know him, is VERY jealous of his wife’s succe… https://t.co/TgFSVYlwdh— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1553082700.0
Conway quickly responded to the post. He tweeted:
You seem determined to prove my point. Good for you! #NarcissisticPersonalityDisorder https://t.co/ZSpb3UXVPC— George Conway (@George Conway) 1553083837.0
He also addressed Trump's attempt to insult him by referring to him in a manner women have been referenced for centuries: with their husband's name. After someone asked why referring to George Conway as Mr. Kellyanne Conway was an insult, he stated it was not, unless one was "extremely juvenile and boorish."
It isn’t—except perhaps to the extremely juvenile and boorish. What I really wouldn’t want to be called is “Indivi… https://t.co/3rPR2z4Xhx— George Conway (@George Conway) 1553095139.0
Trump's response does play into several criteria in the description of NPD that Conway posted two days before. And Conway is not the first person to accuse Trump or his behavior of exhibiting all the signs of NPD.
@realDonaldTrump Yet another great one for the National Archives. I'm sure this will be read in future classrooms w… https://t.co/m9DXuRcv19— Tomasz (@Tomasz) 1553097186.0
After the President's early morning tweet, multiple people also reposted Conway's excerpt from the DSM-5.
@gtconway3d Stable Genius Confirmed. https://t.co/ceQVX8Ew4x— Sho'Nuff Skywalker (@Sho'Nuff Skywalker) 1553083864.0
@BreakandEnterTV @gtconway3d The stables 2 legged, genetic-ASS.. https://t.co/Xwh9oR61GD— 🌹Citizen Dame🌐 (@🌹Citizen Dame🌐) 1553084588.0
People applauded Conway for his continued Twitter presence.
@gtconway3d Dear George: Thank you for continuing to annoy @realDonaldTrump, and getting him to continue to show A… https://t.co/e7Z0nlr0vp— Rick Isenberg (@Rick Isenberg) 1553084212.0
@gtconway3d Don’t let Mr. Melania get to you.— The Hoarse Whisperer (@The Hoarse Whisperer) 1553083956.0
@gtconway3d Millions of decent Americans thank you, respect you, and support you, George. Your honesty and willingn… https://t.co/PVdAk4bAMt— Gnomester210 (@Gnomester210) 1553086492.0
@gtconway3d SO glad you have the platform, and the followers - to say ALL the things I'm thinking!!!— Marcy Boskee (@Marcy Boskee) 1553083977.0
Others directed their responses at or to the President.
People asked if he did not have something better to do with his time.
@realDonaldTrump Shouldn’t you be president-ing rather than disparaging your cabinet’s family? Maybe start w/ the d… https://t.co/Zh2KlytxKN— Al Schnier (@Al Schnier) 1553097731.0
@realDonaldTrump And the President of the United States bullies yet another private citizen on social media. THE PR… https://t.co/1zI1tsI4rJ— Connie Starr (@Connie Starr) 1553096800.0
@realDonaldTrump Don't you have something better to do than attack and lie about the husband of one of your closest… https://t.co/K4GY7CWC7N— Gary Cavalli (@Gary Cavalli) 1553097402.0
Others focused on specific parts of the Presidents post.
Some focused on the "husband from hell" part of the President's tweet.
@gtconway3d LOL. "Husband from hell!" Says the guy that has cheated on every wife.— BJD (@BJD) 1553085311.0
@gtconway3d He's definitely projecting with the husband line...— Tyson Bodin (@Tyson Bodin) 1553083939.0
@realDonaldTrump Calling George Conway a "husband from hell" gave me my first eyeroll of the day. Husband-of-the-… https://t.co/1Cfqt6BCan— 💙 Koko: Here, right matters✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿💙 (@💙 Koko: Here, right matters✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿💙) 1553088053.0
@realDonaldTrump STFU! You pulled hair out of your first wife's scalp and then raped her. You asked your second wif… https://t.co/FiSNGEym4P— Jeffrey Guterman (@Jeffrey Guterman) 1553085344.0
@realDonaldTrump I would have thought that a "husband from hell" would be the guy that cheats on all his wives, lik… https://t.co/Z4DZebvbmc— Facts Do Matter (@Facts Do Matter) 1553092419.0
@realDonaldTrump Says the man who pays off porn stars, has cheated on every wife and thinks sexually assaulting women is a right.— donaldtrumpnewstoday (@donaldtrumpnewstoday) 1553086808.0
@realDonaldTrump https://t.co/UCzAS6NaT0— Better Late than Heather (@Better Late than Heather) 1553096628.0
People also pointed out a few less than truthful claims the President made about Conway, like not offering him a job and barely knowing him.
@realDonaldTrump 🔥LIAR🔥 @realDonaldTrump offered George Conway an Assistant AG position at DOJ, but Conway TURNED… https://t.co/siv1aDxtW4— Dr. Dena Grayson (@Dr. Dena Grayson) 1553088363.0
@realDonaldTrump Not only is Trump a vicious bully who attacks the spouse of one of his employees so publicly and s… https://t.co/RrriTvlkX3— Eugene Gu, MD (@Eugene Gu, MD) 1553088011.0
@realDonaldTrump .@realDonaldTrump always claims to "barely know" people who embarrass him. He has known George Con… https://t.co/bGkdpH4peD— West Wing Reports (@West Wing Reports) 1553083955.0
@realDonaldTrump “I barely know him”… Hmm… 🤔🤔🤔 April 13, 2006 “I wanted to thank you for your wonderful assistan… https://t.co/ZJ1jYfavQN— Ryan Hill (@Ryan Hill) 1553095231.0
@realDonaldTrump “..angry that I, with her help, didn’t give him the job” Hmm… Looks like HE turned the job down!… https://t.co/mL6Szt6UUZ— Ryan Hill (@Ryan Hill) 1553095392.0
More than a few took a stab at rewriting the President's original tweet to suit him instead of Conway.
@realDonaldTrump Donald Trump, often referred to as Individual-1 by prosecutors who know him, is VERY worried about… https://t.co/BFkqyrjMJd— Jennifer Taub (@Jennifer Taub) 1553085160.0
@realDonaldTrump Donald Trump, often referred to as Individual-1 by prosecutors who know him, is VERY worried about… https://t.co/BFkqyrjMJd— Jennifer Taub (@Jennifer Taub) 1553085160.0
@realDonaldTrump Donald Trump, often referred to as an idiot by John Kelly and other Cabinet members, is VERY jealo… https://t.co/46KKM0sLA1— Linda Childers (@Linda Childers) 1553097770.0
@realDonaldTrump Donald J. Trump, often referred to as Mr. Chapter 11 is very worried his dark secrets are about to… https://t.co/ZjgMqsn5yY— Justin Mayer (@Justin Mayer) 1553090850.0
@realDonaldTrump Donald Trump, often referred to as Mr. Incompetence by all who know him, is VERY jealous of Putin… https://t.co/lPzMqiJCnz— JB (@JB) 1553095305.0
But Bravo TV host and producer Andy Cohen offered a bit of sage advice to the President however which most people are certain Trump will actually take: keep tweeting about Conway.
@realDonaldTrump You should keep tweeting about him. Makes you seem totally normal.— Andy Cohen (@Andy Cohen) 1553084285.0