Trump campaign parts ways with former manager
Corey Lewandowski is no longer at the helm of the bid for likely Republican candidate for president. Sources say the separation was mutual. Folks online offered mixed reviews.
The polarizing campaign manager for Donald Trump was fired Monday, and many of the reactions on the web were widely celebratory.
Even “Team Trump” colleague, advisor Michael Caputo, shared his elation with the world:
Ding dong the witch is dead! https://t.co/pSqQwmAGz1 pic.twitter.com/5dE7GMeEK6
— Michael Caputo (@MichaelRCaputo) June 20, 2016
Caputo resigned shortly thereafter. Here’s what he told campaign chairman Paul Manafort:
I regret sending out a tweet today alluding to the firing of Corey Lewandowski. In hindsight, that was too exuberant a reaction to this personnel move. I know this is a distraction from the kind of campaign you want to run, so I’m resigning my position as director of communications for caucus operations at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Let’s make this immediate.
Earlier in the campaign, Lewandowski was accused of manhandling Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields, who was eventually fired from the conservative news outlet for accusing it of failing to take her side.
Fields had this to say in the wake of Lewandowski’s ouster:
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