A former spokeswoman for the now-defunct Make America Great Again PAC has reversed her support for Donald Trump and now says the Republican presidential front-runner “doesn’t want” the White House.
In an open letter to Trump supporters published Monday afternoon, Stephanie Cegieleski claimed she was inspired by the billionaire-turned-GOP candidate until she began noticing characteristics that worried her.
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“What was once Trump’s desire to rank second place, to send a message to America and to increase his power as a businessman has nightmarishly morphed into a charade that is poised to do irreparable damage to this country if we do not stop this campaign in its tracks,” she wrote.
According to the former Trump supporter, who is now urging others to reconsider their support, Trump “only cares about Trump.”
“He doesn’t want the White House. He just wants to be able to say that he could have run the White House,” Cegieleski wrote.
She added, “If there is any question, take it from someone who was recruited to help the candidate succeed, and initially very much wanted him to do so.”
Cegieleski claims she was approached by “Team Trump” about a year ago, but does not specify what the candidate’s aides were seeking at the time. Federal election laws prohibit political campaigns from coordinating with, or helping to create, super PACs on their behalf.
In an email to the Washington Examiner, Trump campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks forcefully dismissed Cegieleski’s claims.
“This person was never employed by the Trump campaign,” Hicks wrote. “Evidently she worked for a super PAC, which Mr. Trump disavowed and requested the closure of via the Federal Election Commission.”
Hicks continued, “She knows nothing about Mr. Trump or the campaign and her disingenuous and factually inaccurate statements in no way resemble any shred of truth. This is yet another desperate person looking for their 15 minutes.”
Cegieleski did not return the Examiner‘s request for comment.
