Friction reportedly developed between Manafort and Trump over the campaign’s direction as his poll numbers fell against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
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“Paul is a true professional and I wish him the greatest success”, Trump continued.
In just three sentences, Eric Trump included eight “you knows”.
Paul Manafort, senior advisor to Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, exits following a meeting of Donald Trump’s national finance team at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City, U.S., June 9, 2016. Because of all the people who are saying ‘hey, let’s get Trump to pivot, let’s get him to be more presidential, ‘ that is presidential.
“I have never received a single “off-the-books cash payment” as falsely “reported” by The New York Times, nor have I ever done work for the governments of Ukraine or Russian Federation”, he said.
Marlon Marshall, Clinton’s director of state campaigns and political engagement, said African-Americans had everything to lose from Trump “who questions the citizenship of the first African-American president, courts white supremacists, and has been sued for housing discrimination against communities of color”.
Trump’s trip was a striking detour for a candidate who has largely stuck to boisterous rallies and phone-in interviews to appeal to voters.
What political news is the world searching for on Google and talking about on Twitter? He boastfully retweeted a message from a political journalist just moments after the announcement: “Lewandowski is winning so much even he may get exhausted of winning”.
“The money was transferred in cash and it is impossible to trace the transactions, but I have no doubt as to the authenticity of these documents”, he said.
Interestingly, it was allegedly Ivanka and the other Trump children who wanted Corey Lewandowski pushed out as campaign manager, clearing the path for Manafort to take over. Even as she kicked off a fundraising blitz, Clinton emailed supporters asking them to contribute to the relief effort and noted that she had spoken with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat whose spokesman blasted Trump’s visit as “a photo op”.
The businessman and his running mate, Mike Pence, drove past piles of ripped-up carpet, furniture and personal belongings discarded on curbs.
He tells Walker that Trump’s move shows he’s “failing the first basic test to be president of the United States and that is to be successfully managed in a presidential campaign and put your message out”.
The consultant previously worked for a number of controversial foreign leaders, including Ukrainian politicians with ties to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. It’s a political challenge that mirrors the one her husband, former President Bill Clinton, faced almost a quarter century ago.
This is the second change at the top of Trump’s campaign in a little more than two months.
Just 27% of registered voters say that Trump would make a good or great president, while about twice as many (55%) say he would be either poor or awful (with 43% saying he would make a “terrible” president). “You’ve got to earn it”.
The billionaire real estate mogul named Stephen Bannon of the conservative Breitbart News website as chief executive officer and promoted pollster Kellyanne Conway to campaign manager.
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Still, despite the shakeup, both Manafort and Gates remained.
