(NewsNation) — Paul Manafort, a campaign chairman for Donald Trump’s 2016 election bid, tells NewsNation’s “CUOMO” the GOP candidate would work alongside Democrats if it meant cementing his presidential legacy.
“There’s a good reason to think he’ll reach out to the other side because he knows that this term is important for his legacy,” Manafort said.
“But more important than that, he’s running to change to get back to where he had the country pre-COVID in his first term,” he added.
Trump pardoned Manafort, who was earlier found guilty on fraud and tax charges, in December 2020 alongside nearly two dozen other allies just before the Jan. 6 Capitol riots and the 45th president’s subsequent departure from the White House.
“Will he ever give up power? He gave up power. He may have objected to the election, but on Jan. 20, at 12 o’clock, he walked off the stage and got on a plane and flew to Florida,” he said.
Manafort’s claim of Trump working alongside Democrats hasn’t materialized during the campaign season, with rhetoric at Trump’s most recent rally labeling his opponent “a trainwreck who has destroyed everything in her path” among more vulgar names from speakers.
Harris and Democrats also frequently voice their disdain for Trump, with the Democratic nominee calling him a “petty tyrant” and a “wannabe dictator” in her closing arguments Tuesday.
