Trump Dumps Corey Lewandowski, His Campaign Manager

[Antischism]

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/u...ald-trump.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0

Donald J. Trump is parting ways with his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, a move that comes as the presumptive Republican nominee faces challenges as he moves toward the general election.

“The Donald J. Trump Campaign for President, which has set a historic record in the Republican primary having received almost 14 million votes, has today announced that Corey Lewandowski will no longer be working with the campaign,” the campaign spokeswoman, Hope Hicks, said in a statement. “The campaign is grateful to Corey for his hard work and dedication and we wish him the best in the future.”

Mr. Trump had faced increasing concerns from allies and donors, as well as his children, about the next phase of the campaign as he pivots toward a general election.

One person briefed on the moves, who asked not to be identified, said the campaign had long planned adjustments to adjust to the needs of a general election campaign.

Mr. Trump has recently seen his standing dropping in recent national polls, and is now facing a barrage of ads by Hillary Clinton and her allies.

The person briefed on the change said that the campaign is looking toward bringing the party together, including hiring new staff members and adjusting to the campaign’s needs for the race against Mrs. Clinton. And there had been a desire for many weeks to make changes ahead of the convention, July 18-21 in Cleveland, particularly since it became clear that Mr. Trump would be the nominee.

 

[randomname]

hmm wonder what that was about... Trump folding to pressure from Republican power brokers?

 

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[silverhandorder]

hmm wonder what that was about... Trump folding to pressure from Republican power brokers?

Why jump to negative assumptions?

 

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[randomname]

lol, journalists...

 

[Mad Raven]

This just in... We have unconfirmed reports that Trump's entire staff has quit because he's so racist.

Unconfirmed because me and my coworker made it up during our morning bulimic puking of our breakfast donuts in the ladies room twin stalls.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

...the next phase of the campaign as he pivots toward a general election.

...adjust to the needs of a general election campaign.

Gee whiz, I wonder that means?

Well, Trumpkins, let me tell you.

It means that, now that he's conned you into supporting him, he's going to be returning to his progressive Democratic roots.

 

[moostraks]

Paul Manafort, the veteran operative who since March has been amassing influence inside Trump HQ, recently telegraphed through third parties he would be gone in 48 hours if Trump didn’t oust Lewandowski, who'd run his campaign from the outset. Manafort was fed up with battling Lewandowski and let the campaign know the two of them "just couldn't get along."

From there, it became a family affair. Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner didn’t want to lose Manafort, believing him to be the more experienced hand to guide the campaign into the general election.

They convinced Trump to keep him – and the only way to do that, given Manafort’s terms, was to dump Lewandowski.

Faced with a choice, Trump chose Manafort.

This account was relayed to Fox News by a campaign source. The details shed light on arguably the biggest staff shake-up of the 2016 cycle...

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...imatum-prompted-move-to-oust-lewandowski.html

 

[silverhandorder]

I will throw you conspiracy theorists a bone. What if Trump and Lewandowski are working together to create headlines?

 

[acptulsa]

I will throw you conspiracy theorists a bone. What if Trump and Lewandowski are working together to create headlines?

Well, they aren't working together any more, so I'd say that means we don't know the real reason why.