“Just as Steve had thought, the story ran the next day, August 15, page one, above the fold. “I’ve got a crook… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“Look at you! Right out of Central Casting,” Trump said to Corey as Nunberg introduced them. “A good-looking guy.” — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“Brad began marketing the candidate with ads on Facebook. We shot many of the videos on Dan Scavino’s iPhone. Mr. Trump would… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“About two fifteen, we’d moved to the front foyer. It was there at 2:20 when Kellyanne’s phone rang. “What state are you… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“A FEW WEEKS before the first presidential debate at Hofstra University on Long Island, Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“One of the things we haven’t mentioned about the boss so far in this book is his presence. Any time Donald Trump… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“Meanwhile, A.J. turned her ire on Hope, who had just about had it with A.J—Hope had simply done her job with the… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“Jared called his father-in-law in the residence and tried to soft-pedal Vlasto’s numbers. “Melania,” Mr. Trump called to his wife, “Jared says… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“The flip seemed to happen in minutes; Trump went from forty thousand down in Iowa to up the same number in the… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“Donald Trump’s mind works differently than most. His thoughts sometimes come out like pieces of a puzzle. It’s only later when you… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“It’s not like they didn’t know who he was. The year before, in 2015, Politico magazine ranked Dave number two in its… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“He would bid low again when Corey called in January 2015 looking for a website for the Donald J. Trump presidential campaign.… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“Corey once figured out that during his time as campaign manager, he sat next to Donald Trump on the 757 for a… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“The reason for the displeasure at Corey’s position as an on-air political commentator was partly because he was being paid simultaneously by… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“the undisputed, undefeated heavyweight champ of earned media. According to mediaQuant, an outfit that figures how much it cost each candidate if… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“Though Corey didn’t care what the press thought of him, it mattered to him that he kept the job with CNN. The… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“The truth was, some on the campaign were already jumping ship. The Friday before the election, Sean Spicer, then the chief strategist… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“Mr. Trump ordered his advance team to book only hotels that were less than six months old. He didn’t care if it… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“Vlasto had the early exit numbers that the consortium of news networks—the Associated Press, ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, and… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“After several rounds of burgers, the “debate prep” portion of the program finally started and consisted almost entirely of Roger Ailes telling… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“The problem was twofold: One, finding someone who believed that Donald Trump would run for president. It was a significant risk, and… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“The first big lesson that Corey learned about his new boss was that Donald Trump practically lived on his phone, a big… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“By Vegas, we had pared the prep team back to Bannon, Kellyanne, Reince, Rudy, Chris Christie, Jared, and Dave.” — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“My Twitter account has become so powerful I can actually make my enemies tell the truth. —DONALD J. TRUMP” — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“During the debates, Jared’s assistant, Avi Berkowitz, a Harvard Law grad ran what we called Trump Tower Live, a live-feed Facebook talk… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“When you look back at his interviews, you can see how they helped him prepare for the debates, both in the primary… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“Paul Manafort had been in charge of the campaign for eight weeks. In that time, the campaign had gone from a primary… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“On the contrary—and the media always got this wrong—Donald J. Trump never said no to a spending request. At the end of… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“Carolina. Dave compared an early campaign for president to running for governor in three states. He told Trump whom he would have… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“For twenty-five years, Dave and Matt had done more damage to the Clinton political machine than perhaps any two other living people.… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“The problem was twofold: One, finding someone who believed that Donald Trump would run for president. It was a significant risk, and the people… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“Mr. Trump ordered his advance team to book only hotels that were less than six months old. He didn’t care if it was a… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“The reason for the displeasure at Corey’s position as an on-air political commentator was partly because he was being paid simultaneously by CNN and… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“The boss has taken a lot of heat from the fake news media regarding their absurd conspiracy about collusion with Russia, which we can… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“Soon after the campaign hired Manafort, his budget quickly cut successive checks totaling over $700,000 to a newly formed Delaware company that was supposed… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“The first big lesson that Corey learned about his new boss was that Donald Trump practically lived on his phone, a big black landline… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“After several rounds of burgers, the “debate prep” portion of the program finally started and consisted almost entirely of Roger Ailes telling war stories… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“Corey once figured out that during his time as campaign manager, he sat next to Donald Trump on the 757 for a total of… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“one. He stored the information about Trump and a month or so later called Wynn back. “You think you could introduce me to Donald… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“Around this time, Dave commissioned a poll by Kellyanne Conway testing Mr. Trump in an election for the governor of New York against the… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“One of the things we haven’t mentioned about the boss so far in this book is his presence. Any time Donald Trump walks into… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
“We tipped our hats to America’s Mayor. Never mind the stamina, it would take pure courage to run the Sunday-morning gauntlet. But the hero… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
