Trump Offered Corey Lewandowski a New Job. Corey Turned It Down Because It Was 'Chump Change.'
Source: The Daily Beast
The president, eager for familiar faces, dangled a job to his ousted campaign manager. It didn’t satisfy Lewandowski’s ego, sources say.
LACHLAN MARKAY
ASAWIN SUEBSAENG
11.03.17 10:21 AM ET
In a phone call last month, President Donald Trump pitched his ousted 2016 campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, on the idea of coming to the White House to work for him again.
The timing seemed ripe for a reunion after all. Nearly one year into the Trump era, Lewandowski had not become the massive power broker in Washington, D.C., that he’d set out to be, and was itching for an administration position. The president, meanwhile, was besieged by scandal, furious with those around him, and wanting more loyal voices and familiar faces nearby. But despite the apparent alignment, the pitch didn’t work.
Four knowledgeable sources in and outside of the White House tell The Daily Beast that Lewandowski turned down what Trump had floated, in part because of ego. Trump had asked if he wanted a job that would place him in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, across the way from the West Wing, sources in and outside the administration say.
According to two people who spoke with Lewandowski, he “strongly” considered taking the gig, in hopes of getting to serve Trump in an official capacity once more. However, he came to the conclusion that the job wasn’t senior enough, telling friends that it was “beneath him.”
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-offered-corey-lewandowski-a-new-job-corey-turned-it-down-because-it-was-chump-change
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