The Democratic National Committee issued a statement blasting Donald Trump as the problem after he fired his campaign manager. | Getty DNC: Trump, not Lewandowski, is the problem

Donald Trump may have fired campaign manager Corey Lewandowski on Monday, but the Democratic National Committee suggested that the presumptive Republican nominee need only look in the mirror to find the person most responsible for his problems.

“Corey Lewandowski is not the problem, it’s Donald Trump," national press secretary Mark Paustenbach said in a statement, noting in particular the candidate's call to temporarily ban Muslims from the country and his comments pertaining to a judge presiding over his Trump University lawsuits. "It wasn’t Corey Lewandowski who called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States, it was Donald Trump. It wasn’t Corey Lewandowski who disparaged a federal judge born in Indiana because his parents were ‘Mexican’, it was Donald Trump."


News of Lewandowski's firing "does nothing to make up for Trump’s divisive and racist comments and policies," Paustenbach concluded. "It does reinforce, however, that there’s no one Trump won’t throw overboard for his own personal benefit, just as he’s done his entire life.”

Trump's campaign manager faced a series of controversies and internal campaign conflicts throughout the primary season even as the candidate racked up victory after victory.