Was Corey Lewandowski Offered a Job Before Doing CNN Interview? (UPDATED)
UPDATE –– 4:43 pm EST: A CNN spokesperson tells Mediaite that Lewandowski was not offered a job before the interview with Dana Bash, and conversations with the network only took place after the interview was over.
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Multiple CNN insiders have told Mediaite that former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski had been offered a job at CNN before Lewandowski sat for a lengthy CNN interview this week. He gave a brief soundbite to MSNBC first (embedded below) before the lengthy CNN intervew.
MSNBC: Former Trump campaign manager Lewandowski: "Privilege" to serve with Trump campaign, will continue to suppo… https://t.co/nClnTO8TlS
— Jodi Jones (@happydreams22) June 20, 2016
Right after the Trump campaign announced Lewandowski’s firing, Lewandowski not only gave his first interview to CNN, but he sat down for 20+ minutes with Dana Bash, and she really grilled him on the details of his exit and the state of the Trump campaign.
You can watch that interview here, via CNN:
CNN insiders have told Mediaite that Lewandowski was offered a position as commentator at the cable network before that interview took place.
CNN confirmed today they have hired Lewandowski as a political commentator. Media reporter Brian Stelter wrote out this justification for why CNN hired him:
The logic behind CNN hiring Lewandowski is obvious: He's the ultimate Trump "insider" https://t.co/QSb4ZrJiJD pic.twitter.com/A1q6co2bpX
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 23, 2016
Politico noted in its reporting that Lewandowski went right from that Bash interview to a meeting with CNN executives.
We have reached out to CNN for comment and will update this post accordingly.
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