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Manafort Resigns From Trump's Campaign
Donald Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafort has resigned. “This morning Paul Manafort offered, and I accepted, his resignation from the campaign," Trump confirmed in a statement. "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. Paul is a true professional and I wish him the greatest success." Senior level sources in Trump's campaign told ABC News Trump debated axing Manafort last week. Now with new campaign team leadership in place, one senior aide said it was "writing on wall" that Manafort would leave. http://abcn.ws/2b4WfD4
Trump Apologizes for Words on Campaign Trail
Last night Trump appeared to stash away the bravado he has displayed at his rallies, apologizing for what appears to be the first time for his controversial words on the campaign trail and saying, "I will never lie to you." "Sometimes, in the heat of debate, and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. I have done that, and believe it or not I regret it," Trump said. "I do regret it particularly where it may have caused personal pain." It was a remarkable departure for the candidate who almost never expresses regret out on the campaign trail, unless in jest, ABC's CANDACE SMITH notes. http://abcn.ws/2b0w6KA
Trump Campaign Manager: 'He May' Apologize to People He 'Caused Personal Pain'
Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said the Republican presidential candidate's apology last night at his campaign rally in North Carolina was a decision he came to himself, ABC's VERONICA STRACQUALURSI notes. "It was not me, that's all Donald Trump," Conway said on "Good Morning America" today. "He was talking about anyone who feels offended by anything he said." http://abcn.ws/2b2LGoS
This Week on 'This Week'
The Powerhouse Roundtable debates the week in politics with ABC News contributor and Washington Examiner columnist Kristen Soltis Anderson, Washington Post chief correspondent Dan Balz, ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd, and Democratic Strategist Jamal Simmons.
Trump to Black Voters: 'What Do You Have to Lose?'
Donald Trump made his second appeal this week to African-Americans to vote for him in November's general election. "If African-American voters give Donald Trump a chance by giving me their vote, the result for them will be amazing," the Republican presidential nominee said during a rally at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. "What do you have to lose by trying something new? I will fix it," said Trump, who's been struggling to attract black voters. ABC's CANDACE SMITH and DAVID CAPLAN have more. http://abcn.ws/2b1RKOe
New Trump Campaign Manager Advises Him to 'Be Authentic'
It was a whirlwind first day for Kellyanne Conway, one of the two most recent hires to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign. "Day one was amazing," Conway, 49, told ABC's TOM LLAMAS outside Trump Tower in New York Wednesday. Stepping into her new role as campaign manager, Conway said the advice she would give Trump is to "be authentic because that's what Americans appreciate." ABC's VERONICA STRACQUALURSI has more: http://abcn.ws/2b720lD
Kaine on Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky: 'I Had Some Feelings of Disappointment'
Hillary Clinton's running mate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, said the 1990s scandal involving Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky left him disappointed, but he isn't interested in relitigating something that happened decades ago. Kaine discussed the scandal after the Daily Beast published a report claiming that Kaine had indicated in 2002 that Bill Clinton should have resigned over the Lewinsky scandal, writes ABC's JESSICA HOPPER. http://abcn.ws/2bpR8Ts