Brad Parscale, the former Trump campaign manager and senior adviser of digital content and data, is leaving the Trump campaign.
Parscale said he intends to focus on his family after being detained in South Florida under the Baker Act, a state law that enables families to request loved ones be detained if they are reported to be a danger to themselves or others, in a statement Wednesday. His wife called authorities on Sunday to report Parscale was threatening self-harm.
“I am stepping away from my company and any role in the campaign for the immediate future to focus on my family and get help dealing with the overwhelming stress,” Parscale said in the statement to Politico.
Parscale’s wife, Candice, also provided a statement that said her husband did not physically abuse her, though she earlier told police he hit her and did not report the incident, according to a police report. The report said Candice had multiple bruises on both her arms.
“The statements I made on Sunday have been misconstrued, let it be clear my husband was not violent towards me that day or any day prior,” she said.
In a joint statement, the two said, “We extend our thanks for everyone’s thoughts and support during this difficult time for our family and we eagerly await all of the facts emerging.”
Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh said the president’s campaign hopes “only for the best for Brad and his family.”
Parscale was hospitalized Sunday at the Broward Health Medical Center in South Florida after his wife reached out to authorities. Candice told police that her husband felt “depressed and suicidal recently” and that he consumed an excessive amount of alcohol.
Parscale became President Trump’s campaign manager in February 2018 but was replaced earlier in July by Bill Stepien.
