But President Trump’s 2020 campaign manager, Brad Parscale, was an ocean away, delivering a paid speech to a room full of Romanian politicians and policy elites. Its website notes his speaking fee as $15,000 to $25,000 and promotes his insider’s perspective as Trump’s 2016 digital media director. Since 2016, Parscale has also spoken at conferences in Portugal, Monaco and Croatia. Neither 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook nor 2012 Obama campaign manager Jim Messina gave paid speeches — foreign or domestic — while running their campaigns. In an interview, Thiess said he invited Parscale because “the U.S. presidential campaign is an interesting story, and I read an interesting article about President Trump’s campaign boss.

Source: Washington Post April 30, 2019 12:00 UTC