Manafort: Trump campaign is ‘very strong’

Published August 14, 2016 2:40pm ET



Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is focused on “moving forward” after spending weeks defending the candidate’s various controversial remarks and facing sinking poll numbers, a top aide told CNN on Sunday.

“Trump is very plugged in and he’s very connected. … The media chose to take [the] Clinton campaign narrative and go on the attack on Donald Trump,” campaign chairman Paul Manafort said in an interview with Jake Tapper.

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