Trump advisor resigns after mocking Lewandowski on Twitter
- 8 years ago
A top adviser to Donald Trump resigned Monday after sending a mocking tweet about newly-fired campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.
Michael Caputo, a Trump adviser and head of communications for Trump’s caucus operations team, tweeted “Ding Dong the witch is dead” following the news of Lewandowski’s firing.
"I regret sending out a tweet today alluding to the firing of Corey Lewandowski.
In hindsight, that was too exuberant a reaction to this personnel move.
I know this is a distraction from the kind of campaign you want to run, so I'm resigning my position as director of communications for caucus operations at the 2016 Republican Convention.
Let's make this immediate," Caputo wrote in a letter to campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, according to a copy obtained by CNN.
Caputo also said he deeply respects Trump as well as Manafort and Gates.
Michael Caputo, a Trump adviser and head of communications for Trump’s caucus operations team, tweeted “Ding Dong the witch is dead” following the news of Lewandowski’s firing.
"I regret sending out a tweet today alluding to the firing of Corey Lewandowski.
In hindsight, that was too exuberant a reaction to this personnel move.
I know this is a distraction from the kind of campaign you want to run, so I'm resigning my position as director of communications for caucus operations at the 2016 Republican Convention.
Let's make this immediate," Caputo wrote in a letter to campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, according to a copy obtained by CNN.
Caputo also said he deeply respects Trump as well as Manafort and Gates.