Trump said in a statement he had accepted Manafort's resignation, but did not offer an explanation for the departure. A person close to the campaign said Trump had been unhappy with Manafort for a variety of reasons. In a similar shake-up in June, Manafort took over the running of the campaign after Trump fired Corey Lewandowski as campaign manager. Trump also promoted adviser Kellyanne Conway, a data-driven political analyst, to campaign manager. "This morning Paul Manafort offered, and I accepted, his resignation from the campaign," Trump said in a statement on Friday.

Source: The Star August 19, 2016 17:15 UTC