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Donald Trump shook up his campaign management by bringing in Breitbart News' executive chairman to run things, while also promoting another employee of the conservative site to campaign manager.
The GOP presidential nominee announced he has hired Stephen Bannon as CEO of his campaign and promoted pollster Kellyanne Conway to campaign manager early Wednesday, as first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
“I have known Steve and Kellyanne both for many years. They are extremely capable, highly qualified people who love to win and know how to win,” Trump said in a statement.
As Bannon joins the campaign full-time, he will temporarily be stepping down from his position with Breitbart News and, according to a news release, will “bolster the business-like approach” of the campaign.
The move is seen by some as a demotion to campaign manager and chief strategist Paul Manafort, who Trump said will remain in the same position.
In the statement put out by the campaign announcing the personnel moves Manafort said, “Steve and Kellyanne are respected professionals who believe in Mr. Trump and his message and will undoubtedly help take the campaign to new levels of success.”
According to results of an NBC News/Survey Monkey weekly poll released Tuesday, Hillary Clinton is leading Trump by 9 points.
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