Trump aide Corey Lewandowski "put in a box" by Trump and ordered to narrow focus to New Hampshire

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CBS News

Updated on: October 14, 2024 / 7:23 PM EDT


As former President Donald Trump entered his final weeks of campaigning, the uneasy relationship between rival factions of his campaign's leadership has grown more testy, with sources telling CBS News that his controversial adviser Corey Lewandowski has been "put in a box" — and re-assigned to focus on New Hampshire.

Although Lewandowski has continued to travel with the former president to battleground states, Trump told his 2016 co-campaign manager during a recent campaign trip that his "sole focus is to win New Hampshire," those sources told CBS News, asking not to be named because they were not authorized to talk about internal campaign moves.

One source close to the campaign called Lewandowski a "smart political operative but disruptive" to a team led by Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita, which has largely coalesced with a unified purpose: winning in November. Although Lewandowski has allegedly been sidelined by Trump, the source said, it doesn't mean he is out completely. In Trump's world anyone can be replaced and anyone can be brought back when needed.

The move was first reported by The Guardian, which said Lewandowski had caused rancor internally in the campaign by threatening to take over the Trump campaign and conducting an audit of co-chair Chris LaCivita's handling of campaign funds. Sources told CBS News the audit threat has led to a power struggle between Lewandowski and LaCivita. Lewandowski has disputed the notion that his role has been diminished, writing via text message last week: "Not accurate. I will be with President Trump all weekend and for the next 23 days."

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-corey-lewandowski-new-hampshire/

[czarjak]

1. Under oath...

Cory swore everything in The Mueller Report was correct.

[belpejic]

2. MAGAts in Disarray

I can't believe that Pervert Hoover's staff is letting this kind of internal chaos spread to the media. If the Guardian is reporting this, you know it has to be bad. I hope that's a good sign for us. Elmo's spending a ton of money, but grassroots organizing takes time--you can't just buy it all at once--and the Dems have been organizing at the state and local levels for most of 2024.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. The Lewandowski drama

feels like a redux of what happened in 2016 with him and Rancid Preibus.

[underpants]

4. Relegated to an outpost

I’d guess NH is still in some sort of play but….

[hatrack]

6. Three electoral votes? Four?

[underpants]

10. 4. I thought NH split EC votes but that's Maine and Nebraska

NH is winner takes all. W in 2000 was the last Republican to win NH.

[Prairie Gates]

12. NH was close in 2016

Clinton won by less than 3000 votes and Hassan by less than 1500. If I remember correctly, Trump whined about out-of-state voters and his other usual nonsense.

[Mopar151]

14. Screwy Lewandowski lives here, unfortunately.

The "first in the nation primary" draws in some hardcore MAGA "operatives", and we grow some of the nasty things too! Talk about your invasive species!

[everyonematters]

5. This is telling because Lewandowski is known for telling Trump the truth. He is not a sycophant.

Trump doesn't like to be told things that are harmful to his ego.

[Captain Zero]

7. Lewandowski should just get drunk for three weeks

Have a good time. Go play pickleball in Vermont.

[oasis]

8. Trump and Corey L.: Two disgraced desperados.

They won’t be missed.

[tanyev]

9. Womp womp, Corey.

[ananda]

11. Yeah, for sure, go for it!

I mean, it's New Hampshire.

!@#$%

[Firestorm49]

13. Too bad that Lewendowski was sidelined. I rather enjoyed how he scuttled Skippy Walkers presidential

bid in WI. He is as obnoxious as Scaramucci.