In the interview Thursday morning, Mr. Trump appeared eager to elevate Mr. Lewandowski. When Mr. Heath asked if Mr. Lewandowski would have the president’s support if he ran, Mr. Trump stopped short of a full endorsement, saying that Mr. Lewandowski hadn’t made up his mind about joining the race. But he went on to say, “I have to tell you, I think he’d be fantastic.”
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“He’s got great energy, he’s terrific on television,” Mr. Trump said. “I like everything about him.”
He added, “If he ran, I think he’d be number one. I think he’d be hard to beat in New Hampshire.”
Mr. Trump fired Mr. Lewandowski at the urging of his children in June 2016, but the president has retained a fondness for him and speaks with him often. Before his ouster, Mr. Lewandowski helped Mr. Trump notch his first primary victory, in New Hampshire, a win that helped vault him to the nomination. Mr. Lewandowski would hope to run on the same outsider energy that Mr. Trump channeled that year.
Just how formidable Mr. Lewandowski would be is a source of disagreement among political professionals, most of whom predict an ugly Republican primary race and general election in New Hampshire.
His opponents would be almost certain to raise questions about his business activities since Mr. Trump took office. In the years since he was fired, Mr. Lewandowski co-wrote two books about Mr. Trump with David Bossie, the head of the conservative group Citizens United. But he has also been an adviser to companies that have interests with the government, and he would be required to file financial disclosure forms that would reveal the extent of those business arrangements.
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