Conference call and nothing seemed amis but after that he was told by donald trump his services would no longer be needed and was walked from the building, escorted from the building by security, just kind of walked out to say thanks very much. The Trump Campaign issuing a statement saying, quote, the campaign is grateful to corey for his hard work and dedication and we wish him the best in the future. Now, here are the reports that were getting from inside the campaign. One campaign source, and this is the higher up, more official type of statement, saying that it was an amicable split. There really wasnt much behind it. They just needed to retool for the upcoming general election campaign. They have needed to go in a different direction. Now, talking to people inside the campaign who dont want to be named, who will tell you whats going on on the ground. Apparently this was the culmination of a long power struggle between Corey Lewandowski and Paul Manafort who is the person who is go
Cnn newsroom starts now. The Trump Campaign appears to be in crisis tonight. The Campaign Manager has been fired, his poll numbers are falling and hes at war with leaders of the Republican Party. And sources say trumps children were behind the move to fire lewandowski. Here how it all unfolded. Reporter the uprising against Donald Trumps sharp elbowed Campaign Manager, lewandowski had been building for weeks. And then trumps daughter, ivanka, her husband and sons all pleading with trump to fire lewandows lewandowski. Another said manifort said its trump or me. Reporter lewandowski said he had no idea why he was fired but sources say the family was outraged over the a handling of michelle fields, the reporter he grabbed on video leading the charges that were later dropped. Notably on a mexicanamerican judge over seeing the lawsuits. This judge is of mexican heritage. Im building a wall. Ding dong the witch is dead. Liewandowski brushed it off. In all campaigns you have detractors and su
America. Youre fighting to save this country, youre fighting to take this country back. Its not going to be sunshine patriots, its going to be people who want to fight upon. Plus, how will Hillary Clinton fight against the new operatives. There is no new donald trump. Is th this is it. And Donald Trumps journey to a milwaukee suburb where 95 of the population it white, to talk about the inner cities. Ill make sure we deliver safe neighborhoods in milwaukee, and milwaukee has got so many problems. All in starts right now. Law and order must be restored. Good evening from new york, im joy reid in for chris hayes. The big media question about donald trump over the last several months has been whether the reality showman would or could stop donald trumping long enough to do a passable imitation of a traditional republican president ial candidate. And there have been brief moments when signs pointed to yes, when he abandoned his offthecuff style to deliver staffwritten stump speeches that w
That hinges on two republicans remembering something slightly different than everyone else presents. Conservative columnist Eric Eriksson saying, its weird people in the room dont remember trump using that word, when trump himself was calling friends to brag about it afterwards. I spoke to one of those friends. The president thought it would play well with the base. And the Washington Post josh dawsey who wrote the original story, white house official told me tonight there is a debate internally on whether trump said [ bleep ] hole or [ bleep ] house. Eye eye eye. Republican norz dav republican senators seem to have heard the will thor and are using this to deny. This isnt the only he said he said war of words in which the white house is engaged at this hour. Sarah Huckabee Sanders going all red in her assault on the wall street journal. The paper having the audacity to smear the president with his own words. The president trying to talk his way out of whether he has a Good Relationshi
Plans are in limbo right now as israeli exit polls show a very tight contest with former military chief benny gantz with the parties running neck in neck. Im wolf blitzer and youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Were following breaking news. House democrats sparring with President Trumps combative former Campaign Manager in the Judicial Committee first impeachment hearing. Corey lewandowksi refused to answer questions about potential obstruction of justice by the president who was watching from air force one and tweeted his strong support for lewandowski. Lewandowskis stonewalling directly ordered by the white house which is claiming executive privilege even though lewandowski never worked in the executive branch of the federal government. Well talk about the breaking news much more with congressman hakeem jeffries, among the lawmakers questioning lewandowski. And our correspondents and analysts are also tanding by. First lets go to our Political Correspond