Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is parting ways with its national political director following a feud with the woman who ran the candidate’s successful Florida primary operation.
“Rick Wiley was hired on a short-term basis as a consultant until the campaign was running full steam,” the Trump campaign said in a statement late Wednesday.
Wiley reportedly had a conflict with Karen Giorno, who serves as Southeast regional political director for Trump. Wiley, a veteran campaign operative who also ran Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s short-lived presidential campaign, was hired by Trump just six weeks ago to take over his campaign’s national operation.
“It is now doing better than ever, we are leading in the polls, and we have many exciting events ready to go, far ahead of schedule, while Hillary continues her long, boring quest against Bernie,” the Trump campaign said. “We would like to thank Rick for helping us during this transition period.”
