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| US election: Trump top aide leaves campaign | US election: Trump top aide leaves campaign |
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| The campaign manager for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is to leave his job. | |
| A campaign spokeswoman said Corey Lewandowski would "no longer be working with the campaign'' and said the team was grateful to him "for his hard work and dedication". | |
| The exact reason for Mr Lewandowski's departure is not yet clear. | The exact reason for Mr Lewandowski's departure is not yet clear. |
| The New York Times said the campaign was planning adjustments to the needs of the general election campaign. | |
| His departure comes as Mr Trump, a New York businessman, faces strong resistance from senior members of his own party over his strident tone and his hardline immigration policy. | |
| Mr Trump has been criticised for his reaction to the Orlando nightclub shooting in which 49 people were killed. | |
| Following the shooting, Mr Trump repeated his pledge that the US should ban Muslims from entering the country. | |
| Republicans also started to distance themselves from him following his personal attacks against a Hispanic federal judge overseeing two lawsuits against him. | |
| Mr Lewandowski has had a contentious relationship with the press. Earlier this year, he was charged with battery after allegedly yanking a female reporter out of Mr Trump's way after a campaign event. | |
| Mr Trump defended him throughout that incident, which concluded when the charges were dropped. |