Corey Lewandowski, a longtime ally and former senior adviser to President Trump, gets paid to make Cameos while he also serves as a top adviser to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Mr. Lewandowski currently works closely with Ms. Noem as a special government employee. But on Cameo, he takes on the role as a business promoter, a birthday well-wisher and a pep-talker.
“Hey, this message is for Owen, this is Corey Lewandowski,” he says in a video where he’s donning a government zip-up that says, “Presidential Retreat. Camp David.”
“You know me as President Trump’s campaign manager, probably in 2016 when we won that amazing race,” he says. “I also was the senior adviser for the 2024 race. Listen, Diane reached out to me and told me it’s your birthday. So I wanted to call and just wish you a very special happy birthday.”
The website said he joined in 2019, and that his videos start at $50. His last video posted was on Halloween.
Mr. Lewandowski’s side hustle was first reported by The Daily Mail.
In another video, Mr. Lewandowski says thank you to someone named “Trey Trey.”
“I get your message. You are a great American, you know it’s been such an honor for me to be able to be part of President Trump’s team for almost the last decade, as the campaign manager in 2016, the senior adviser in 2020, and now again back in 2024,” he says. “You know it’s only because of great people like you, veterans that have served our country, that have made the sacrifice, to know what’s at stake if we lose this election. So I just wanted to call and say thank you.”
“Thank you for your sacrifice in uniform, thank you for your sacrifices out of the uniform, thank you for all that you do and know that in less than seven weeks, in 48 days from today, the American people are going to stand up and speak and they’re going to send Donald Trump back to the White House because we have to save this country and the world. And with your help, we’ll make that happen,” he says. “All the best and take care.”
Mr. Lewandowski told the Daily Mail that the money made from his Cameo videos was intended for charity, but when asked which ones, he didn’t respond.
A DHS official told the outlet that although Mr. Lewandowski doesn’t need to get permission to make the videos for money because he’s only a special government employee, using his access to the president may be a violation of the Hatch Act, which restricts civil-service employees in the executive branch from engaging in political activity.
The Washington Times reached out to DHS for comment.
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.
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