Clinton campaign manager: Hires show Trump's 'small, nasty and divisive instincts'

The Clinton campaign is pointing to Donald Trump’s recent campaign hires as an example that the Republican nominee “has decided to double down on his most small, nasty and divisive instincts.”

In a call with reporters on Wednesday, Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook aimed to show that the hiring of Stephen Bannon of conservative Breitbart News as campaign CEO and promotion of conservative pollster Kellyanne Conway to campaign manager meant that Trump would not be changing his tune for the general election, despite pressure from some Republicans to do so.

“After several failed attempts to pivot into a more serious and presidential mode, DT has decided to double down on his most small, nasty and divisive instincts by turning his campaign over to someone who is best known for running a so-called news site,” Mook said. “No matter how much the establishment wants to clean Donald Trump up get him on a teleprompter and get him on message, he has officially won the fight to let Trump be Trump. And he keeps telling us who he is; it’s time that we believe him.”

Bannon has no political experience and is known for his anti-establishment views, which include criticizing leaders in his own party.

“We absolutely expect with this change for Donald Trump and the campaign as a whole to double down on more hateful, divisive rhetoric, more conspiracy theories, more wild accusations,” Mook said.