REPORT: Lewandowski’s Campaign Role Downgraded

The Guardian reports:

Two months after he swept into the 2024 campaign as a senior adviser and suggested he would be taking it over, Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s onetime 2016 campaign chief, has lost that power struggle and been told to focus on being a surrogate, according to people familiar with the matter.

The reassignment may sting for Lewandowski, who technically returned to Trump’s orbit in a leadership role in the summer but quickly made enemies over his suggestion he would mount a power play and questions about whether the campaign mismanaged funds, the people said.

“He blew himself up,” a Trump official said of Lewandowski. “The entire staff has been working together for two years. You think you’re going to come in at the end and throw your weight around? A bit misguided.”

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Trump aide Corey Lewandowski said to have lost campaign power struggle https://t.co/IaI7Ffk5LU

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Buried at the end of an article on the power play happening in the trump campaign.

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