Paul Manafort Resigns From Campaign as Trump Tours Louisiana

Donald Trump’s embattled Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort resigned from the campaign as Trump heads to Louisiana to assess the flood-torn state.
Paul Manafort Resigns From Campaign as Trump Tours Louisiana
Paul Manafort leaves the Four Seasons Hotel on June 9, 2016 in New York City. Manafort resigned on August 19. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
8/19/2016
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8/19/2016

Donald Trump’s embattled Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort resigned from the campaign on Friday, Aug. 19, as Trump visited the flood-torn state of Louisiana.

Trump, joined by running mate Mike Pence (R-Ind.), visited Baton Rouge to survey the flood damage that killed at least 13 people and displaced thousands more. 

Manafort’s Exit

Manafort’s resignation continues the campaign’s shakeup, which started on Thursday and saw the promotion of Republican pollster Kellyanne Conway to campaign manager and the hiring of Breitbart executive Stephen K. Bannon as CEO of the campaign.

In a statement about Manafort, Trump praised the Chairman for his help getting him nominated.

“I am very appreciative for his great work in helping to get us where we are today, and in particular his work guiding us through the delegate and convention process,” Trump wrote.

The resignation comes after a New York Times report on Monday alleging $12.7 million in undisclosed cash payments in a handwritten ledger to Manafort from former Ukrainian President Viktor F. Yanukovych’s political party.