{"id":2325346,"date":"2024-08-15T20:04:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T00:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-brings-back-familiar-face-corey-lewandowski-for-2024-homestretch\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T20:08:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T00:08:14","slug":"trump-campaign-brings-back-familiar-face-corey-lewandowski-for-2024-homestretch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-brings-back-familiar-face-corey-lewandowski-for-2024-homestretch\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Campaign Brings Back Familiar Face Corey Lewandowski for 2024 Homestretch"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-campaign-brings-back-familiar-face-corey-lewandowski-for-2024-homestretch%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2325346&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald \u200dTrump announced the comeback of Corey Lewandowski, his 2016 \u200ccampaign\u2064 manager, \u200cas a senior adviser \u200dfor his 2024 campaign. Trump&#8217;s decision aims to strengthen his campaign team in\u200c preparation\u200c for the upcoming election in November. He expressed confidence in his\u200c polling \u200clead against Vice President \u2062Kamala Harris and\u2063 noted the high enthusiasm among supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Trump highlighted ongoing additions to his campaign team, including veterans from past \u200ccampaigns \u200clike Tim Murtaugh and\u2064 others from the Trump-associated super PAC MAGA Inc. Both current co-campaign\u2064 managers, Susie Wiles and \u2064Chris LaCivita, praised the incoming\u2064 team\u200d members for their extensive experience, asserting \u200bthat they\u2063 will\u200d be\u2064 crucial in countering Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz&#8217;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>While Lewandowski&#8217;s return\u200d was \u2064welcomed, it&#8217;s\u2064 noted that\u2062 he had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administrations-dealings-with-social-media-draw-accusations-of-censorship\/\" title=\"Biden administration&#039;s dealings with social media draw accusations of censorship\">previously faced allegations<\/a> of misconduct, which were later dismissed after he\u2062 agreed to specific conditions. As the campaign intensifies, with significant leadership changes, Trump aims\u2064 to reinforce his\u200b strategy heading into \u2063the final months \u2064of \u200bthe race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is bringing back his 2016 campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, as a senior adviser to beef up his 2024 campaign staff for the final push to November.<\/p>\n<p>Trump posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112967422984264967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re leading in almost all Polls, in some cases leading by A LOT, despite the fact that the Fake News is pulling out all stops for their Radical Left San Francisco Liberal, Kamala Harris. In 2016, we did well, and WON.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In 2020, we got Millions of more Votes and actually did much better than 2016, but nothing compares to this year, 2024. The Enthusiasm is GREAT, and the Management Team, headed up by Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita, is THE BEST,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Wiles and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-senior-advisor-drops-3-word-bomb-democratic-influencer-saying-biden-can-take-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LaCivita<\/a> are Trump&rsquo;s current co-campaign managers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Many people want to join the Campaign for the final push, some from the first two Campaigns &ndash; And we want as many as we can get! I am pleased to announce that Corey Lewandowski, who was very involved in 2016, will be coming on board as a Senior Advisor. Others, likewise, are joining us,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump announces that Corey Lewandowski and &ldquo;others&rdquo; from his 2016 and 2020 campaigns are joining his 2024 campaign for the final stretch <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d0NgXdKVn0\">pic.twitter.com\/d0NgXdKVn0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_johnnymaga\/status\/1824157664214937812?\">August 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/08\/15\/trump-campaign-brings-corey-lewandowski-back-on-board-00174155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported, &ldquo;Those close to the campaign say the new hires are not a shakeup, but rather a buttressing of the campaign&rsquo;s leadership roster in the crucial last few months leading up to the election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In mid-August 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/musk-tells-trump-serve-commission-address-nations-government-spending-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> reworked his top campaign staff naming <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/4462283\/donald-trump-kellyanne-conway-campaign-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kellyanne Conway<\/a> campaign manager and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/who-is-donald-trumps-new-campaign-ceo-steve-bannon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Bannon<\/a> campaign CEO.<\/p>\n<p>Others who will be joining the 2024 campaign include Tim Murtaugh, who was communications director on Trump&rsquo;s 2020 campaign, as well as Alex Pfeiffer, Alex Bruesewitz and Taylor Budowich, who were all working for the the Trump-aligned super PAC MAGA Inc, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As we head into the home stretch of this election, we are continuing to add to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-2016-campaign-manager-corey-lewandowski-joins-2024-campaign-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump\u2019s 2016 campaign manager Corey Lewandowski joins 2024 campaign - Washington Examiner\">impressive campaign team<\/a>, Corey Lewandowski, Taylor Budowich, Alex Pfeiffer, Alex Bruesewitz, and Tim Murtaugh are all veterans of prior Trump campaigns and their unmatched experience will help President Trump prosecute the case against Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, the most radical ticket in American history,&rdquo; Wiles and LaCivita said in a statement to the news outlet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/walz-swiftboating-kerry-trump-harris-national-guard-293e178ca9fe079e879787ee2269899e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported that LaCivita was one of the top Republican architects behind the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-gets-in-front-of-press-to-prove-mettle-to-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Vance gets in front of press to prove mettle to Trump - Washington Examiner\">swift boat&#038;rdquo<\/a>; campaign in 2004 directed at then-Democratic nominee John Kerry in his race against incumbent President George W. Bush.<\/p>\n<p>And LaCivita sees Minnesota Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vp-pick-tim-walz-accused-stolen-valor-former-military-colleagues-abandoned-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Walz<\/a> as guilty of telling similar falsehoods about his service.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Two things you don&rsquo;t do is lie about the medals you received and whether or not you saw combat. Those are the two big sins. And [Walz] is guilty of at least one of them,&rdquo; LaCivita told the AP last week.<\/p>\n<p>Ads that LaCivita helped put together for the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in 2004 accused Kerry, who served as a Naval officer in the Vietnam War, &ldquo;of lying to win combat decorations, including the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/09\/politics\/tim-walz-service-swift-boat-attacks\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Most damaging of all, Kerry&rsquo;s Vietnam service had become controversial, rather than reassuring, and it was largely dropped from the remainder of his campaign,&rdquo; Southern Methodist University&rsquo;s Center for Presidential History <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.smu.edu\/2004-election\/swift-boat-veterans-for-truth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chronicled<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding Trump&rsquo;s Lewandowski hire, Politico noted he had been removed from a top post at a Trump super PAC in 2021 after being accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-woman-accuses-cuomo-of-making-unwanted-sexual-advances-at-wedding\/\" title=\"Third Woman Accuses Cuomo Of Making Unwanted Sexual Advances At Wedding\">making unwanted sexual advances<\/a> toward a top donor&rsquo;s wife at a Las Vegas charity dinner.<\/p>\n<p>He was charged with a misdemeanor, which prosecutors later dropped, after Lewandowski <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/09\/28\/lewandowski-cuts-deal-sexual-charges-00059269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agreed to undergo<\/a> impulse control counseling, do community service and pay a fine.<\/p>\n<p>During the current campaign cycle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ex-trump-campaign-manager-lewandowski-kicks-off-impeachment-probe-hearing-bang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lewandowski<\/a> played a role in organizing the Republican National Convention last month and has been a consultant to the Republican National Committee.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a post, Trump stated, \u201cWe\u2019re ahead in nearly all polls, often by significant margins, even with the Fake News doing everything they can for their Radical Left San Francisco Liberal, Kamala Harris. We performed well in 2016 and won.\u201d He added that in 2020 they received millions more votes and improved upon their previous performance but emphasized that the enthusiasm for this year\u2019s campaign is unmatched. He praised his current co-campaign managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita as the best in the business.<\/p>\n<p>Trump mentioned that many individuals from his earlier campaigns are eager to join him again for this final effort. He expressed pleasure at announcing Lewandowski&#8217;s return and noted that others would also be joining them. According to Politico, insiders indicated these new additions are not indicative of a major shakeup but rather an enhancement of leadership as they approach election day.<\/p>\n<p>In mid-August 2016, Trump had made significant changes to his top staff by appointing Kellyanne Conway as campaign manager and Steve Bannon as CEO of the campaign. The new members joining Trump&#8217;s 2024 effort include Tim Murtaugh (communications director from 2020) along with Alex Pfeiffer, Alex Bruesewitz, and Taylor Budowich\u2014all previously associated with MAGA Inc., a super PAC aligned with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Wiles and LaCivita stated that adding experienced veterans like Lewandowski will bolster their efforts against Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz\u2014whom they described as part of &#8220;the most radical ticket in American history.&#8221; LaCivita has been recognized for playing a key role in past Republican campaigns including one targeting John Kerry during the 2004 election.<\/p>\n<p>However, it&#8217;s worth noting that Lewandowski faced controversy after being removed from a prominent position at a Trump super PAC due to allegations of inappropriate behavior towards a donor&#8217;s wife at an event in Las Vegas back in 2021; charges were later dropped after he agreed to counseling among other penalties. Recently during this election cycle, he has contributed by helping organize last month\u2019s Republican National Convention while serving as an advisor to the Republican National Committee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2325347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Donald-Trump-picks-familiar-face.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[35350,38265,5894,32085,3634],"class_list":["post-2325346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2024-campaign","tag-corey-lewandowski","tag-politics","tag-republican-party","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Donald-Trump-picks-familiar-face.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2325346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325346\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2325347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2325346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2325346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2325346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}