Trump parts ways with campaign manager Lewandowski

"Donald J Trump Campaign for President has announced Corey Lewandowski will no longer be working with the campaign"

WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has parted ways with his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, the New York Times reported on Monday.

"The Donald J Trump Campaign for President, which has set a historic record in the Republican primary having received almost 14 million votes, has today announced that Corey Lewandowski will no longer be working with the campaign," campaign spokesperson Hope Hicks said in a statement provided to the newspaper.

Donald Trump is replacing his embattled campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, as he prepares for a general election https://t.co/B0BcWtDKhk

— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 20, 2016

Lewandowski, who has been with the New York billionaire since the beginning of his White House bid, was accused of manhandling a female reporter in Florida during the primary campaign.