Trump Campaign Turmoil Threatens To Further Cripple His Operation

The behind the scenes drama with the Trump campaign is growing out of control as a power struggle has sidelined allies and created a leadership void. According to reports, the campaign’s original members haven’t been happy with the performance of Corey Lewandowski, and they want him marginalized and less visible. But Trump loves Lewandowski, so this is creating a power struggle in the final month of the campaign. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains what’s happening.

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According to a new report from The Guardian this week, there is so much drama happening behind the scenes of Donald Trump's campaign, and most of it revolves around Corey Lewandowski. As we all know. About two months ago, Donald Trump unhappy with the direction of his campaign, decided to bring back in Corey Lewandowski, who served as one of the, one of the top people from his 2016 campaign. Lewandowski of court, of course, excuse me, is an individual that is filled with hate, and he continues to go out there in the media and say horrible things that end up in headlines and basically cause more headaches for the Trump campaign. So according to this report from The Guardian, uh, Trump's campaign, co-managers, Chris Las Cavita and Susie Wiles were not happy with what Lewandowski was doing or even about the fact he was brought back in. They thought it meant that their jobs were in danger.

But luckily, Lewandowski has been such a liability for the Trump campaign that Las Avita and Wiles were able to get all of the staffers on their side and effectively to a degree, push Lewandowski out of the campaign with less than a month to go. Let me read you this one. Trump official told the guardian quote about Lewandowski. He blew himself up. The entire staff has been working together for two years. You think you're gonna come in at the end and throw your weight around. And then the guardian continued. 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 sources told The guardian, Trump himself has soured on Lewandowski now relegating him to trying to win New Hampshire

So instead of him working on like the national campaign, like, Hey, uh, Corey, you're just, you're doing a great job, bud. Hey, why, why don't you go to New Hampshire? Okay. I mean, we know it's not a ton of electoral college votes, right? We know that even if we win it, it's really not gonna change the dynamics of the race. But you go there, right? And you, you do what you do, buddy. You make sure New Hampshire is Donald Trump land. So that's humiliating for Lewandowski, but here's what the Guardian adds. Unless the campaign hits more snags that give Lewandowski an opening to play a larger role, the weariness towards him from the wider leadership team, loyal to Trump's campaign, chief Susie Wiles and Chris Las Savita, could mean he has diminished influence for the remainder of the cycle so he could come back, right? If Wiles in Las Savita screw up Lewandowski, ISS gonna be right there to get in Trump's here and

Say, look, man, I told you they can't do it. These are bad people. You gotta put me in charge so I can go out there and do more. Wmp. Wmp Media hits one staffer told the Guardian this. He's Trump's comfort blanket, and he's like a cockroach. He never dies. So Lewandowski for Donald Trump is both his comfort blanket. So he wants to keep him around even though he's soured on him. And in that way, the staffer says he's like a cockroach, right? You think he got rid of him, but nope. Next day there's even more. That is what Corey Lewandowski has been reduced to a combination of Donald Trump's weird security blanket and an undying cockroach that the campaign would love to be rid of.