Kellyanne Conway goes on TV to encourage people to “buy Ivanka’s stuff!”

Professional liar Kellyanne Conway has moved on from defending Donald Trump’s erratic and unconstitutional behavior to promoting his daughter’s crappy fashion line from the White House press briefing room.

While speaking to Fox & Friends yesterday, Conway decided to take a moment to plug Ivanka’s rapidly declining brand.

“It’s a wonderful line,” she touted. “I own some of it. I fully–I’m going to give a free commercial here. Go buy it today, everybody! You can find it online!”

Related: WATCH: Kellyanne Conway finally starting to crack as CNN anchor corners her on live TV

Critics were quick to point out that Conway’s remarks appear to be in direct violation of the executive branch’s ban on employees using the government’s platform to endorse products or companies. It also prohibits them from using public office for private gain of oneself, one’s friends, or one’s relatives.

All this comes on the heels of a tweet Donald Trump sent yesterday from his personal Twitter account and then retweeted from the official POTUS Twitter account attacking Nordstrom from dropping Ivanka’s line:

My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom. She is a great person — always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 8, 2017

As a result, Nordstrom’s stock briefly plummeted; however, the it fully recovered within just four minutes, and ultimately closed out the day up 4.1%.

A similar thing happened back in December when the Donald tweeted about Vanity Fair, calling the magazine “way down, big trouble, dead.” The publication gained 13,000 new subscribers, a 100% increase in its average daily subscriptions, and saw a huge bump in online traffic.

We’re thinking that perhaps the Trump Administration should switch up its strategy. Instead of telling people to buy Ivanka’s crap, they should tell them not to buy it, and then maybe the public would listen.

Probably not, though.

Related: Bound to happen: Trump exposes major conflict of interest in attack on Nordstrom

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Idaho Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime in Murder of Gay Man

An Idaho man pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime on Tuesday in the murder of a gay man last year, in a reversal of an earlier not guilty plea issued late last month.

Kelly Schneider, 23, of Nampa, had already previously pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the killing of Steven Nelson, who was 49 and also of Nampa. He had viciously kicked the victim to death with steel-toed boots on April 29 of last year, following the use of an online personals ad posing as a male escort to lure the victim to a remote recreational area, Gott’s Point. He reportedly used homophobic slurs as he did so.

The guilty plea was announced by Acting Assistant Attorney General Tom Wheeler and District of Idaho U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olsen:

“Kelly Schneider assaulted and killed a man because of the man’s sexual orientation,” said Wheeler. “This is a federal crime, and the Department of Justice will continue to work with our federal and state law enforcement partners to enforce our federal hate crimes laws.”

“Steven Nelson was assaulted and later died because he was gay,” said Olson. “This is precisely the kind of bias motivated violence that the Shepard-Byrd Act was passed to address. The federal prosecution in this case makes clear that this office, the Civil Rights Division and its law enforcement partners will pursue justice when a person is violently attacked based on who he loves and how he loves.”

Concurrent with his first-degree murder sentencing, Schneider faces up to life in prison when he receives sentencing for this additional crime on April 26, nearly a year to the day since the murder.

Schneider acted with three accomplices, one of whom, Jason Woods, 28, was also convicted of first-degree murder. Two others, Kevin Tracy, 21, and Daniel Henkel, 23, await trial.

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Idaho Man Reverses, Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime in Murder of Gay Man

Christian rocker Trey Pearson releases his first solo single after coming out

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WATCH: Sexy gay nature lover has hilariously close call with Buffalo

When Seattle veterinarian technician Matthew Schneider wanted to cheer up his lifelong friend Laura this week, he chose a drive through Olympic Game Park in Washington to enjoy the wildlife.

What could possibly go wrong?

Plenty, and hilariously so. As Laura slowly drives in the park and films him, Matthew is suddenly awash in massive tongues and Buffalo fur as the animals reach their heads inside the car for the park-approved slices of bread Matthew feeds them. His squeals of horror and delight have to be seen to be believed.

Animals have always been a passion for the 29-year-old gay dude. “I grew up watching Crocodile Hunter while everyone else was watching cartoons,” Matthew tells Queerty.  “I have been a vet tech for almost 3 years,” he said. “I have a serious interest in exotic and zoo animals. I interned at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium as well as an Exotic Animal clinic where I worked with everything from polar bears and walruses to carpet pythons and sugar gliders.”

We’re not exactly sure what a sugar glider is, but we imagine they are in good hands with Matthew, who is single and not opposed to some lightly work-unfriendly images of himself on his very entertaining Instagram page. He sounds like perfect husband material for the man who likes his animal lovers sweet and sexy.

But please don’t try Matthew’s Buffalo antics at home – or at least, not in the wild. “When buffalo are hand raised on a farm they are as tame as cattle,” Matthew instructed us, “but wild buffalo are not to be approached under any circumstances.”

We’ll keep that in mind.

We certainly don’t blame the Buffalo for his interest.

In the meantime, Matthew’s video is giving us life today.

Check out a sampling of this nature lover’s Instagram…

Basically naked and upside down ?? loved seeing the waterfalls at Denny Creek from a different point of view ? #hiking #waterfall #river #outdoors #wanderlust #me #pnw #northwest #latergram #adventure #water #seattle #washington

A photo posted by Matthew (@seriouslytho) on Sep 11, 2016 at 10:31pm PDT

Home is where the ?’s are #pnw #fall #autumn #northwest #outside #nature #trail #hiking #trees #explore #adventure #earth #me #home #outdoors #rain #washington #green #moss #wet #hike

A photo posted by Matthew (@seriouslytho) on Oct 13, 2016 at 5:16pm PDT

@kevintifre Merry Christmas to meeeeeeeee ????? #spirithood #present #christmas #holiday #me #selfie #gay #instagood #puppy #winter #cute #furry #perfect #love #ears #edm

A photo posted by Matthew (@seriouslytho) on Dec 25, 2016 at 5:00am PST

“I’m a civil-ified part human thank you very much, clothing is a must.” #notreally #jk #me #naked #underwear #model #posing #gay #workout #fitness #tattoo #body #progress #instagood

A photo posted by Matthew (@seriouslytho) on Dec 3, 2016 at 6:20am PST

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Kellyanne Conway Shills for Trump Businesses on FOX & Friends: ‘Go Buy Ivanka’s Stuff’

Commenting on Donald Trump’s attack on Nordstrom for treating Ivanka and her business unfairly, Kellyanne Conway appeared on FOX & Friends to tell the public to “go buy Ivanka’s stuff!”

Watch:

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Varieties of Valentine's Day Love

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Lesbian Latina Character Takes on New Meaning in Trump Era

Elena Alvarez, the teenager on Netflix’s One Day at a Time, is one of the most refreshing queer characters on television.

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