Ex-Trump campaign manager in hospital after threatening to hurt himself

Donald Trump's former campaign manager Brad Parscale has been taken to hospital after threatening to hurt himself, police in Florida have said.

His wife had called police to say he had multiple firearms and was threatening to harm himself at their home in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday.

However, police said he was alone in the house at the time and officers had managed to negotiate with him to leave the property.

Mr Parscale was taken to hospital under the state's Baker Act, which allows anyone believed to be a threat to themselves or others to be detained for 72 hours for psychiatric evaluation.

Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh said: "Brad Parscale is a member of our family and we love him.

"We are ready to support him and his family in any way possible."

Mr Parscale was demoted from the role of campaign manager in July, although had remained part of the campaign and helped run its digital operation.

He attracted media attention earlier this year due to his extravagant lifestyle on the Florida coast that kept him far from the Virginia campaign headquarters.

Shortly before he was demoted, Mr Parscale had claimed hundreds of thousands of people were signed up to a Trump comeback rally in Tulsa - only for about 6,000 to show up.

Mr Trump was said to be "furious" at the "underwhelming" crowd, according to NBC News, and Mr Parscale was replaced by Bill Stepien as campaign manager.

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