'Abnormal': Trump ally Corey Lewandowski's meddling in Kristi Noem hirings causes tension
Former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is causing more consternation within the president-elect's transition team by getting involved in staff hiring for Department of Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem.
According to a report from NBC, the South Dakota Republican is getting ahead of the game by soliciting resumes for advisors before she attempts to run the department tasked with keeping America safe.
"Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s 2016 campaign manager and a longtime Noem ally, is involved in hiring for key positions within the new DHS, even though he is not an official part of the DHS transition" NBC is reporting by citing three Trump insiders, two of whom claiming that is not going over well.
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"Two of them said that has been frustrating for people within the Trump transition whose jobs are supposed to be hiring for the department," the report states." One of the sources called Lewandowski’s role 'outsized' and 'abnormal,' while another called it 'unusual.'"
The report also notes that Lewandowski has been using a Gmail account to gather up applications to work in Noem's office.
Noem and Lewandowski have long been linked together by rumors of an alleged affair, with NBC reporting on Friday, "A lawyer for Lewandowski said that he is not 'handling the hiring process for DHS' and that he has a professional relationship with Noem."