Lewandowski dropped by speakers bureau after remarks about girl with Down syndrome

Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was dropped from his speakers bureau after he refused to apologize for mocking a story about a 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome who was separated from her family at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Leading Authorities Inc. cut ties with Lewandowski on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

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Lewandowski drew considerable backlash after his Tuesday appearance on Fox News, when former Zac Petkanas, a former rapid response director for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton‘s campaign, discussed a Wall Street Journal report about a child with Down syndrome being separated from her parents. Lewandowski dismissed the story by saying, “Womp, womp.”

“Did you say ‘womp womp’ to a 10-year-old with Down syndrome?” Petkanas asked Lewandowski, repeatedly saying: “How dare you!”

When asked the next day on Fox News if he wanted to apologize, Lewandowski responded with: “An apology? I owe an apology to the children whose parents are putting them in a position that is forcing them to be separated?”