They are warning that Lewandowski’s penchant for bitter in-fighting and aggressive behavior — combined with his contentious relationships with Trump’s family and close confidants — could poison Trump’s nascent operation before it even gets off the ground.
“Corey has a problem because he has made so many enemies,” said a strategist working on Trump’s presidential transition, pointing specifically to incoming White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and Trump’s influential son-in-law Jared Kushner…
Priebus and Kushner were instrumental in forcing Lewandowski’s firing as campaign manager in June. But Lewandowski continued advising Trump. And now, from their perches as incoming White House chief of staff and a member of the Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee, respectively, Priebus and Kushner are considered leaders of the Lewandowski naysaying contingent.
“The kids, the son-in-law and the new leadership — they don’t like Corey,” said an operative who worked with Lewandowski on the campaign and remains in contact with Trump’s team. “They think he’s a loose cannon and a distraction, and they don’t give him credit for anything that happened early in the campaign.”
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