{"id":1032789,"date":"2024-05-21T23:32:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T23:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1032789"},"modified":"2024-05-23T19:54:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:54:14","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-new-trump-is-bringing-back-ultra-maga-creep-corey-lewandowski-to-run-the-republican-national-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/%f0%9f%9a%a8-new-trump-is-bringing-back-ultra-maga-creep-corey-lewandowski-to-run-the-republican-national-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 NEW: Trump is Bringing Back Ultra-MAGA Creep Corey Lewandowski to Run the Republican National Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In response to Donald Trump\u2019s campaign <\/em>bringing back<\/em><\/a> Corey Lewandowski to run the Republican National Convention, <\/em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCorey Lewandowski is just the latest one of Trump\u2019s crooks, convicts, and conspiracy theorists who is being welcomed back into Trump\u2019s inner circle. Lewandowski is a disgraced second-rate hack with a background that includes criminal charges for battery against a journalist and a police complaint for sexual assault, but Trump is so desperate for anyone willing to work for a loser like him that he is once again scraping the bottom of the MAGA barrel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corey Lewandowski has been <\/strong>tapped<\/strong><\/a> by Donald Trump\u2019s campaign to help run the Republican National Convention \u2014 despite facing battery charges and allegations of physically assaulting a journalist.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Review<\/a>: \u201cTrump Campaign Bringing on Corey Lewandowski for Convention\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cCorey Lewandowski is back in Trump\u2019s orbit \u2014 and working with the RNC\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn a filing Monday with the Federal Election Commission, the RNC reported paying the money to Lewandowski\u2019s firm on April 24 for \u2018management consulting.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo stranger to controversy, Lewandowski was Trump\u2019s first campaign manager in his 2016 presidential bid. He has served in and been forced out of other roles in Trump\u2019s sprawling political operation, including being removed from a top post with a pro-Trump super PAC in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLewandowski at the time was accused by a top Trump donor\u2019s wife, Trashelle Odom, of making unwanted sexual advances towards her while at a Las Vegas charity dinner. He was later charged with a misdemeanor, but entered an agreement with prosecutors to have the charge dismissed in exchange for completing impulse control counseling, community service and paying a fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cAides to former President Donald J. Trump are discussing getting Corey Lewandowski, Mr. Trump\u2019s former campaign manager who was shoved out of a pro-Trump super PAC in 2021, involved in the Republican National Convention, according to two people briefed on the discussions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cLewandowski was also charged with battery in 2016 after yanking the arm of a reporter, Michelle Fields, at a Trump campaign event. The charges were later dropped, but Lewandowski, who at the time was serving as Trump\u2019s campaign manager, claimed the incident never happened before video emerged confirming that it did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump can\u2019t stop surrounding himself with election deniers, conspiracy theorists, and convicted felons. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cTrump eyes convicts and conspiracists for 2024 reunion\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSidelined characters from former President Trump’s past campaigns \u2014 \u2018crazies,\u2019 some of his top advisers call them \u2014 are reattaching themselves to his inner circle now that he’s locked up the Republican nomination. \u2026 ex-advisers, conspiracy theorists and convicted felons are now knocking on the campaign’s door \u2014 and some are getting in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guardian<\/a>: \u201cHeadache for campaign team as Trump gets the band back together\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cFormer President Donald J. Trump recently told aides to hire Laura Loomer, a far-right and anti-Muslim activist with a history of expressing bigoted views, for a campaign role, according to four people familiar with the plans. Mr. Trump met with Ms. Loomer recently and directed advisers to give her a role in support of his candidacy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cThey Helped Trump Plan a Coup. He Wants Them Back for a Second Term\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cTrump says he\u2019ll bring back Michael Flynn if he wins in 2024: \u2018He\u2019s some man\u2019\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cTrump hosted Holocaust denier at Mar-a-Lago estate during visit with Kanye West, a week after announcing 2024 run\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to Donald Trump\u2019s campaign bringing back Corey Lewandowski to run the Republican National Convention, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:  \u201cCorey Lewandowski is just the latest one of Trump\u2019s crooks, convicts, and conspiracy theorists who is being welcomed back into Trump\u2019s inner circle. 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