Report: Trump upset at Spicer for saying Conway was 'counseled'

President Trump was reportedly unhappy with White House spokesman Sean Spicer after he said that top aide Kellyanne Conway was "counseled" about her comments regarding Ivanka Trump's fashion brand.

A source with direct knowledge of Trump's comments told Associated Press in an report published Friday that the president thought the statement was unfair to Conway.

The source maintained that Trump told his staff that Spicer's comments made Conway look as if she was in trouble at the White House.

On Thursday morning, Conway sparked a flurry of criticism as she publicly defended Trump's daughter after Nordstrom has decided to stop stocking her brand.

"Go buy Ivanka's stuff, is what I would tell you," Conway said. "I'm going to give it a free commercial here. Go buy it today.”

Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Jason ChaffetzJason ChaffetzConway apologized to Trump for promoting Ivanka brand: report Report: Trump upset at Spicer for saying Conway was 'counseled' Protesters swarm Chaffetz town hall MORE (R-Utah) on Thursday called Conway's statement "clearly over the line" and "unacceptable."

The lawmaker his Democratic colleague, Rep. Elijah Cummings (Md.), also said that they will send a joint letter requesting a formal ethics review.

"Kellyanne has been counseled, and that's all we are going to go with," Spicer told reporters during his daily briefing on the same day. "She's been counseled on the subject, and that's it."