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Kellyanne Conway, who served as a high-ranking political adviser in the Trump administration, sparked outrage on social media for making a joke about what she views as Democrats' nonchalant attitude toward abortion.

Conway took the jab at Democrats while on Fox News' Outnumbered on Wednesday.

"I think Democrats wake up every morning and they look at the calendar on the iPhone and it says January 6th. The date never changes. And then they get into an electric vehicle and go get an abortion," Conway said.

Conway was mocking popular Democratic stances, including a woman's right to health care, which includes abortion; how the use of electric vehicles could help curb climate change; and that the U.S. Capitol riot of January 6, 2021, was an attack on U.S. democracy and that those responsible for the siege should be held accountable.

Newsweek reached out to Conway via online form for comment Wednesday.

Ron Filipkowski, editor in chief of liberal news site Meidas Touch, reacted to Conway's Fox News remarks in a post on X, formerly Twitter. "Most people have to try really hard to be this reprehensible, but I think it comes naturally to her," Filipkowski wrote.

Eric Garcia, senior Washington correspondent for the Independent, wrote on X, "Man, I'm old enough to remember when Kellyanne Conway used to coach Republican men not to sound like absolute pigs when talking about abortion to women."

X user Dianne Callahan wrote, "January 6, 2021 will be in every history book and imbedded in our minds forever. Kellyanne Conway's cavalier attitude is quite repulsive. The electric car and abortion comment is so low class."

Others on social media reacted to Conway's remarks with mockery.

Representative Robert Garcia, California Democrat, shared the clip of Conway and wrote on X, "Wow I literally did all of this yesterday."

"It's true. I get an abortion every morning," freelance journalist Laura Bassett wrote on X.

Rex Huppke, columnist for USA Today, wrote on X, "This is accurate. I personally have had 354 abortions so far this year."

Conway was former President Donald Trump's campaign manager during his successful run in 2016, then his senior counselor during his presidential term. Her ex-husband, George Conway is a vocal critic of Trump.

She was on Fox News Wednesday to criticize the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to bar Trump from the state's 2024 GOP primary. The court ruled Tuesday that, under the 14th Amendment, Trump was banned from holding public office due to his actions during and related to the January 6 siege on the Capitol.

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