Donald Trump to Aide Accused of Racist Posts: You're Fired

The Republican front-runner won't rule out a third-party bid.

Donald Trump, president and chief executive of Trump Organization Inc. and 2016 U.S. presidential candidate, pauses while speaking during The Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa, U.S., on Saturday, July 18, 2015.
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

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By Mark Halperin and Ali Elkin

August 2, 2015 at 2:38 PM UTC

Updated on

August 2, 2015 at 4:07 PM UTC

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Donald Trump fired a political aide Sunday over alleged racist Facebook postings, a sign that the new Republican presidential front-runner is working to add a professional patina to his campaign. He also raised the possibility of a third-party run.

"If I am not treated fairly by the Republican Party, I very well might consider that," Trump said Sunday in a phone interview on ABC's This Week. On the same day, Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski announced the firing of Sam Nunberg, an on-again, off-again Trump aide who has been accused of making racist posts on Facebook.