According to Kellyanne Conway, she was the person who originally tried to bring the conversation on sexual harassment and assault to the forefront.

The White House counselor appeared on “Fox & Friends” on Thursday morning to discuss Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore and the recent accusations from eight women who allege sexual misconduct on his part, some were between the ages of 14 and 18 when the incidents occurred.

When asked why President Donald Trump has not made any comments about the Moore accusations, Conway responded that he's been "very busy" with his recent trip to Asia. Trump, who often uses Twitter to convey his thoughts, did have time to tweet about the sexual accusations against Democratic senator Al Franken on Thursday (Nov. 16).

Conway later added that she should be credited for breaking open the conversation around sexual harassment. She noted that she tried to make this topic an issue last October, a day after the "Access Hollywood" tape leaked showing Trump bragging about being able to grab women "by the pussy" with no issues.

“I would like to say that I was the first person in the administration last Thursday when this news broke, I happened to be interviewed on a different network at the time, to come out against conduct as it was described, and I went a step further,” she said. “I tried to make this an issue over a year ago on Oct. 9, 2016, when I talked about maybe when I was younger and prettier, folks on Capitol Hill behaving in such a way that we should take a look at fresh.”

“And I’m so glad that women on the left, particularly on Capitol Hill, are now coming forward and want to have hearings and are swearing under oath and getting people to come forward,” she continued. “That’s great. I tried to do it 13 months ago; nobody wanted to listen to me because of the campaign I was managing. This is an important topic but in terms of this particular issue and this particular Senate race, I will not get ahead of the president and anything he wishes to add.”

In addition to the damning leaked Trump tape, the president has also been accused of sexual assault by at least 16 women dating back to the 1980s. He's even been accused of raping his first wife, Ivana.

Sexual assault and harassment have again become a major topic in politics as women on Capitol Hill have come forward revealing accusations against congressmen and other male aides.

Skip to the 4:30 mark in the clip above.

Source: huffingtonpost.com