Trump’s 2016 campaign manager Corey Lewandowski joins 2024 campaign

Former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, is expected to join the Republican presidential nominee’s campaign in a role that has yet to be revealed.

The Trump campaign made four other key additions Thursday, including Trump’s former 2020 campaign communications director, Tim Murtaugh, as well as former pro-Trump super PAC officials Alex Pfeiffer, Alex Bruesewitz, and Taylor Budowich.

“As we head into the home stretch of this election, we are continuing to add to our impressive campaign team,” Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita, Trump’s co-campaign managers, said in a statement.

The pair added that the additions “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.”

The Washington Examiner reached out to the Trump campaign to inquire about what each addition’s new role will entail.

Lewandowski, whose motto was “Let Trump be Trump,” was fired as Trump’s campaign manager in June 2015 and was replaced by Paul Manafort. Lewandowski was hired at CNN three days after being fired from the Trump campaign, but he resigned shortly after the election amid speculation that he might join the presidential administration.

In 2021, Lewandowski was fired from a pro-Trump PAC after being accused of sexually harassing a donor at a charity event in Las Vegas. He eventually made a deal with prosecutors to avoid being charged with a misdemeanor for the alleged incident.

Trump’s campaign additions come as Vice President Kamala Harris is rising in the polls after replacing President Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket. The pair are scheduled to face off Sept. 10 in a nationally televised debate on ABC.