Corey Lewandowski criticized Trump’s senior staffers for their collective lack of government experience. | AP Photo Lewandowski: Trump's staff has 'not prepared' him

President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager took a shot at his current staff and blamed them for not adequately preparing the president.

"The staff has probably not prepared him as well as they could have or should have," Corey Lewandowski said in an interview for David Axelrod’s “The Ax Files” podcast published Monday. Lewandowski cited the rollout of Trump’s immigration order, which was eventually halted by an appeals court, as an example.


During the hourlong interview, Lewandowski also criticized Trump’s senior staffers for their collective lack of government experience.

Lewandowski, who was fired from Trump’s campaign in June and now has a political consulting firm, has reportedly stayed close to Trump. He continued to praise Trump’s vision during “The Ax Files” interview, saying “you have a president who wants to move very quickly, who has a grand vision of what he wants to accomplish and is leaving the details to the staff to implement.”

Trump’s first month in office has been marked by controversy and turbulence. Besides his immigration order and reports of infighting among top staff, the president’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was asked last week to step down after reports surfaced that he had inappropriate conversations with the Russian ambassador during the transition and then misled Vice President Mike Pence about it.

Trump’s pick for labor secretary, Andrew Puzder, also withdrew his nomination after Republican senators told the White House he wouldn’t have the votes to be confirmed.

