Uh-oh—just as soon as word leaked that Donald Trump's lunatic fringe candidacy was all just an act, Trump's top aide, Paul Manafort, went into damage control. Turns out, people don't like being lied to after they vote for you. And Trump's supporters voted for a hatemongering blowhard. Caitlin MacNeal reports:
During an interview on "Fox News Sunday," Manafort said that he was discussing "evolving the campaign, not the candidate." He told Fox News that the campaign's settings will start to change, giving Trump more opportunities to talk policy, rather than simply hold rallies.
Manafort also responded to criticism from Cruz, who said that Trump had lied about his stance on immigration issues.
"I never said Trump wasn’t going to build the wall. I never said Trump was going to change any of his positions," Manafort said on Sunday.
During a Saturday rally, Trump also told his supporters that he is "not toning it down."
Rest easy, folks! Trump's as awful as he's been saying all along. Thank goodness that head-spinning episode of "Trump's actually a super reasonable guy" has been put to bed. RIP.