Corey Lewandowski Corey R. LewandowskiHow Trump can win reelection: Focus on Democrats, not himself Trump Jr. distances from Bannon group, says he attended 'single' event Bannon, three others charged with defrauding donors of 'We Build The Wall' campaign MORE, President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE's first campaign manager, paid a visit to the president at the White House ahead of Trump's speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

Axios reported the visit on Saturday. White House chief of staff John Kelly John Francis KellyMORE was also present at the Oval Office meeting.

Kelly and Lewandowski have starkly different management styles. The chief of staff has sought to instill order in an often chaotic White House, while Lewandowski has encouraged Trump's freewheeling style.

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Lewandowski has also criticized Kelly for his handling of the scandal surrounding former White House staff secretary Rob Porter, who resigned earlier this month after allegations of domestic abuse surfaced against him.

Media reports indicated that Kelly and other senior White House officials knew about the allegations against Porter for months, but kept him on staff. It was also revealed that Porter never obtained a full security clearance.

"The general is there to put in policies and processes and procedures, and, in this case, those didn't work and we need to find out why," Lewandowski said.

Trump's speech at CPAC mimicked the style he employed on the campaign trail, with jibes against the media and illegal immigration.

According to Axios, some White House officials see Lewandowski as encouraging Trump's inflammatory rhetoric.