The Trump campaign announced it had fired Corey Stewart, their Virginia campaign chair, after Stewart staged a protest outside of the RNC Monday and called RNC leaders “establishment pukes.”

ABC7 reported that the Trump campaign had fired Stewart Monday, effective immediately.

Corey Stewart, Trump campaign mgr in Virginia, calls out RNC “pukes”. pic.twitter.com/XI6uzoyDTc — Jeff Goldberg (@abc7jeffg) October 10, 2016

Trump dep. campaign mgr David Bossie on the firing of Corey Stewart: “He

is being replaced, effective immediately…” (1/2) — Jeff Goldberg (@abc7jeffg) October 10, 2016

Bossie (2/2): “Corey made this decision when he staged a stunt in front of the RNC w/out the knowledge or approval of the Trump campaign.” — Jeff Goldberg (@abc7jeffg) October 10, 2016

Stewart’s protest and the subsequent intra campaign drama came after a weekend in which Republican senators and lawmakers ran away from Trump. On Monday morning, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) told his members they should do whatever they had to to win their races even if that meant abandoning the nominee with a month to go until the election. And, while Ryan did not unendorse Trump, he said he would not be appearing with Trump on the campaign trail.