Kellyanne Conway says 'people were throwing money' at her after she helped Trump in 2016 election
WASHINGTON, DC: Former Senior Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway revealed on Monday, October 13, that after Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory, people rushed to invest in her or buy her company, one offer even reached an eight-figure sum.
Conway, whom Trump appointed as his campaign manager in August 2016, shared how her life changed dramatically after the Republican leader defeated Hillary Clinton during a conversation with former Trump aide Katie Miller.
Kellyanne Conway reveals she received lucrative offers after Trump's 2016 win
Recalling the lucrative offers, Kellyanne Conway revealed, "I will say this, I was also staring at a goldmine of life-changing money because Trump won, people weren’t expecting it."
"I said, ‘We told you so, we were on the TV saying we’re gonna win Michigan, Wisconsin, like roll the tape.’ Anyway, and people were throwing money at me and it was a lot of money, the kind I’ll probably never see again, and I thought about it," the political consultant added.
I sat down with @KellyannePolls to talk about her rise to the West Wing—the power, the politics, the marriage and divorce, the parenting, and how she managed to balance it all.
— The Katie Miller Podcast (@katiemillerpod) October 13, 2025
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When asked about the biggest offer she turned down, Conway replied, "Oh boy. Eight figures to buy my company at the time, which I don’t think it was worth anything near that."
She clarified that she wasn't a lobbyist and the money wasn’t about buying access to Trump.
"I’m not a lobbyist, they weren’t buying that. They weren’t really buying access to President Trump ’cause I wouldn’t do that. They just were, ‘Wow, it’s a whole new world and new people are in charge and new thinking has taken hold and they know something about the country that everyone else missed," Conway explained.
"I never regretted it for a single day, because I loved my job in the White House, and I loved working for President-candidate Trump and then President Trump," the 58-year-old shared.
Kellyanne Conway's role in Trump's election and first administration
Kellyanne Conway spent many years as a Republican pollster and political strategist, working closely with GOP leaders.
Early in the 2016 election, she supported Senator Ted Cruz through a Super PAC. But after Cruz dropped out, Conway joined Trump’s campaign. In August 2016, Trump appointed her as his campaign manager, making her the first woman to run a winning presidential campaign.
After the 79-year-old won the 2016 election, he brought Conway into the White House as Counselor to the President. In that role, she shaped messaging strategies and regularly defended Trump in media appearances.
In August 2020, Conway announced she would step down from her role at the end of the month. She said her decision was based on personal reasons and was made entirely by choice. Conway’s resignation came just months before the 2020 presidential election.
Her influence naturally declined after Trump lost the 2020 election and his administration left office. Previously, in 2017, she was accused of violating federal ethics rules after she promoted Ivanka Trump’s products during a Fox News appearance. More recently, she drew backlash for how she defended the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
At one point, Conway appeared to misunderstand the virus’s name, saying, “This is Covid-19, not Covid-1, folks.” She also backed Trump’s resistance to social distancing rules and statewide lockdowns, which public health officials had recommended during the height of the pandemic.
