Kellyanne Conway Does Damage Control After Trump Invites Gennifer Flowers To Debate

Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway attempted to do damage control over the weekend in response to Donald Trump's threat to invite alleged Bill Clinton mistress Gennifer Flowers to Monday night's debate.

After Trump learned that billionaire Mark Cuban would be attending the first presidential debate of the general election, the Republican nominee lashed out at Hillary Clinton on Twitter by suggesting he would invite Flowers.

"If dopey Mark Cuban of failed Benefactor fame wants to sit in the front row, perhaps I will put Gennifer Flowers right alongside of him!" he wrote.

For her part, Flowers had said that she would accept the invitation.

But during an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday, Conway attempted to walk back Trump's tweet.

"I cannot confirm that," Conway said. "And I can't believe how easily baited the Clinton campaign was. Basically, Mr. Trump was saying, look, if Mark Cuban is going to send out these texts that say the 'Humbling at Hofstra' and this is his big downfall, then Mr. Trump is putting them on notice that we can certainly invite guests that may get into the head of Hillary Clinton."

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