Under the “strange timeline” tag:
August 16, 2016 - Trump receives first Nat’l Security Briefing
August 18, 2016 - Trump dumps Manafort from the team
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August 18, 2017 - Trump promotes KellyAnne Conway campaign manager in place of Manafort
November 8, 2016 - Trump wins the election
When it came to winning the election, he fired the right guy, and he hired the right woman.
Aaaaaayup!