Donald J. Trump’s campaign has hired Rick Wiley, who was the presidential campaign manager for Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, as its national political director as Mr. Trump, the Republican front-runner, expands his team, the campaign confirmed on Wednesday.
Mr. Wiley did not respond to emails seeking comment.
“It is an honor to have Rick Wiley with us,” Mr. Trump said through a spokeswoman, Hope Hicks. “He is a great guy and a very talented addition to our growing team.”
Mr. Wiley is being brought on board as Paul J. Manafort, Mr. Trump’s convention manager, had assumed a wider portfolio.
Mr. Wiley was criticized when Mr. Walker’s campaign ended last fall, bloated and with hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid bills. In the chummy and often closed-off world of consultants, Mr. Wiley faced a number of closed doors in terms of employment after the Walker campaign ended.
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SOURCE: NY Times, Maggie Haberman
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