Paul Manafort, advisor to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign, checking the teleprompters before Trump's speech at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC April 26, 2016 (Photo: AFP)
Paul Manafort resigned from the campaign of U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday, days after he was effectively demoted in a shake-up of the campaign leadership.
"This morning Paul Manafort offered, and I accepted, his resignation from the campaign," Trump said in a statement.
"I am very appreciative for his great work in helping to get us where we are today, and in particular his work guiding us through the delegate and convention process. Paul is a true professional and I wish him the greatest success."
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