Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has reportedly been dropped from the roster of a prestigious speakers bureau based in Washington following a comment he made in a TV interview that was widely reported as him mocking a disabled migrant child.
Leading Authorities, Inc., severed ties with Lewandowski after he interrupted Democratic strategist Zac Petkanas on a Fox News panel Tuesday night as Petkanas was talking about a 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome, who was allegedly taken away from her mother at the border.
“Womp, womp,” Lewandowski said, speaking over Petkanas.
Lewandowski’s ouster was first reported by CNN, citing an unnamed source familiar with the situation. A representative of LAI did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner‘s request for comment.
Lewandowski has not apologized for the remark, tweeting on Wednesday that his derision was aimed at “a liberal who attempted to politicize children as opposed to discussing the real issue which is fixing a broken immigration system.”
Lots of Fake News today. I mocked a liberal who attempted to politicize children as opposed to discussing the real issue which is fixing a broken immigration system. It’s offenseive that the MSM doesn’t want to talk about the fact these policies were started under Obama.
— Corey R. Lewandowski (@CLewandowski_) June 20, 2018
President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday ending the practice of taking children away from parents or guardians accused of illegally crossing the border, who are being prosecuted by the Justice Department as part of Trump’s zero tolerance policy.
