Claudia Conway , the 15-year-old daughter of former White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway and Lincoln Project co-founder George Conway, has developed a massive social media following for her political TikToks and public disputes with her family.- As she acquired hundreds of thousands of followers on
TikTok and Twitter, Conway publicly clashed with her family and alleged that she'd experienced physical and emotional abuse in her home. - In August, the teenager tweeted that she would be pursuing legal emancipation — and later that weekend, both Kellyanne and George Conway announced their resignations from their positions in order to focus on family.
- In a TikTok live stream responding to the resignations, Conway said that she would continue to pursue emancipation and listed her
Venmo username for followers to donate to her cause. - In response, she's received dozens of public donations from supporters.
Concerned followers are offering their financial support to Claudia Conway following the 15-year-old's social media posts about her turbulent relationship with her parents.
Conway, the daughter of Kellyanne Conway, a former senior counselor to President Donald Trump, and George Conway, an attorney and co-founder of The Lincoln Project, became a social media sensation over the summer when TikTok users discovered her political videos in which she voiced her support for the Black Lives Matter movement and condemned the Trump administration.
The teen's social media posts, however, quickly evolved from videos poking fun at differing political opinions in her family to darker content. In one TikTok, Conway alluded to struggling with mental health issues and alleged that she was the victim of emotional and physical abuse.
In early August, she took to Twitter seeking advice about hiring a "family lawyer." Later that month, following the announcement that her mother would be speaking at the 2020 Republican National Convention, Conway tweeted that she would be "officially pushing for emancipation." In a later post, she clarified that her desire for emancipation was spurred not by her mother's profession, but in response to "years of childhood trauma and abuse."
Less than 24 hours after the teen's tweet went viral, Kellyanne and George Conway announced their resignations from their respective posts, citing a need to focus on family.
Conway responded to the resignations in two TikTok videos, which she followed up with a TikTok live stream.
In the clip, which was re-posted to YouTube, the teen claimed that her parents were leaving their jobs and tabling their plans to divorce in order to keep her from successfully seeking emancipation. She went on to say that regardless of her parents' strategy, she would continue to pursue emancipation after her 16th birthday in October.
Conway added that she was in discussions with pro-bono lawyers, but could use her followers' support, listing her Venmo username.
In response, Conway's supporters are flooding the 15-year-old's Venmo account with payments and words of encouragement
Conway's Venmo account, which is listed in her TikTok bio, has received dozens of public payments since early August.
Several Venmo users have made the intent of their contributions clear, labeling their payments "emancipation," "emancipation fund," and " the 'we gonna get u outta there' fund."
Others are offering funds along with supportive messages.
"Stay strong," one user wrote. "You have so many people cheering you on who care about you."
"Never stop standing up for yourself and speaking truth to power," another said, adding a blue heart emoji.
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