Corey Lewandowski claims he doesn't know why he was fired from Donald Trump's campaign
Not even Corey Lewandowski knows why he was fired from his post as Donald Trump's campaign manager — or so he claimed in a Monday afternoon interview with CNN's Dana Bash. "Things change as a campaign evolves," Lewandowski said, just hours after he was fired at the urging of Trump's adult children. He noted that he is "proud" of what the campaign accomplished, and that he has "no regrets" about how things played out on the campaign trail.
His fond words didn't stop there either. Lewandowski also showered praise on Trump's speaking abilities, calling him the "best speaker our country has seen as a presidential candidate," described his positive relationship with the Trump family, and predicted that the campaign will "continue to grow." As for his replacement as campaign manager, Paul Manafort, Lewandowski said there is "no animosity between Paul and I."
Lewandowski said that he had a "nice conversation" with Trump after he was fired, and explained that the only reason he was escorted out of the building was because of "protocols in place."
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
-
The 8 best sci-fi series of all timethe week recommends Imagining — and fearing — the future continues to give us compelling and thoughtful television
-
The Trump administration’s plans to dismantle the Department of EducationThe Explainer The president aims to fulfill his promise to get rid of the agency
-
‘These attacks rely on a political repurposing’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
-
Judge halts Trump’s DC Guard deploymentSpeed Read The Trump administration has ‘infringed upon the District’s right to govern itself,’ the judge ruled
-
Trump accuses Democrats of sedition meriting ‘death’Speed Read The president called for Democratic lawmakers to be arrested for urging the military to refuse illegal orders
-
Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymanderSpeed Read The Texas congressional map ordered by Trump is likely an illegal racial gerrymander, the court ruled
-
Trump defends Saudi prince, shrugs off Khashoggi murderSpeed Read The president rebuked an ABC News reporter for asking Mohammed bin Salman about the death of a Washington Post journalist at the Saudi Consulate in 2018
-
Congress passes bill to force release of Epstein filesSpeed Read The Justice Department will release all files from its Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation
-
Trump says he will sell F-35 jets to Saudi ArabiaSpeed Read The president plans to make several deals with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman this week
-
Judge blasts ‘profound’ errors in Comey caseSpeed Read ‘Government misconduct’ may necessitate dismissing the charges against the former FBI director altogether
-
Ecuador rejects push to allow US military basesSpeed Read Voters rejected a repeal of a constitutional ban on US and other foreign military bases in the country