Eight years after Corey Lewandowski was dismissed as Donald Trump’s campaign manager, he has been rehired as a” top assistant” for the upcoming political strategy. Lewandowski is a contentious political operative known for his intense tactics and a number of people controversies. He now appears in a campaign that is struggling in the run-up to the vote.
Lewandowski’s reinstatement comes amid Trump’s camp’s concerns about lagging funding and polling in important swing states. He joins a group of former Trump advisers, including Tim Murtaugh, Alex Pfeiffer, and Alex Bruesewitz, to boost the party’s senior leadership team.
Trump’s campaign professionals, Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita, said that these changes aim to strengthen the party’s authority as the election techniques. As we approach the end of the election, Wiles and LaCivita said,” We are continuing to add to our remarkable battle team.” ” Corey Lewandowski, Taylor Budowich, Alex Pfeiffer, Alex Bruesewitz, and Tim Murtaugh are all veterans of previous Trump campaigns and their unrivaled experience may help President Trump prosecute the case against Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, the most extreme ticket in British history”.
Lewandowski’s history includes a series of disputes, including mocking a 10-year-old migratory child with Down syndrome on broadcast in 2018, for which he remarked,” Womp, womp”. He was charged with sexually harassing Trashelle Odom, the woman of a well-known GOP donor, at a charity event in Las Vegas in 2021. Lewandowski was charged by Obama with making unintentional sexual advances, including touching her badly and making sexual notes. He pleaded guilty to “impulse power coaching” as part of a plea deal, which he used to avoid jail time.
At the time, a spokesperson for Trump stated,” He will no longer get associated with Trump World”. However, Lewandowski’s phrase,” Let Trump been Trump”, which he formulated during Trump’s 2016 campaign, continues to appeal with the former president.
Despite the controversies, Trump has maintained fealty to Lewandowski, who played a part in the 2024 Republican National Convention and consulted for the Republican National Committee. Following President Joe Biden’s unannounced departure from the competition, the strategy is then focusing on regaining momentum against Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump expressed his pleasure with the administration’s management during a press event at his Bedminster destination about the personnel changes. ” Susie is amazing, as you know. And Chris is great. They are leading it”, he said. Regarding Lewandowski’s position, Trump stated he would be a “personal minister or he’ll get at some level”.
As Trump’s strategy faces fresh challenges, the choice to reappoint Lewandowski is seen by some as a bargain, considering his previous provocative actions.
