Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale hospitalized after trying to harm self

President Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale was hospitalized Sunday after reportedly threatening suicide while armed with guns inside his Florida home.

Parscale’s wife called authorities to their Fort Lauderdale home at about 4 p.m., telling them her husband was threatening to harm himself and had access to several firearms, authorities said.

Fort Lauderdale police said in a statement that Parscale, who was demoted by Trump in mid-July, was the only person home at the time.

Police were able to talk Parscale into safely coming out.

“Officers made contact with the male, developed a rapport, and safely negotiated for him to exit the home,” the Fort Lauderdale Police Department said in a statement.

Parscale, 44, who is still a senior adviser on the Trump campaign, was taken to a hospital.

He was removed by authorities under the state’s Baker Act. The legislation enables police to detain anybody who may harm themselves or others.

Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh reacted to the development in a Sunday night statement.

“Brad Parscale is a member of our family and we all love him. We are ready to support him and his family in any way possible,” said Murtaugh.

“The disgusting, personal attacks from Democrats and disgruntled RINOs have gone too far, and they should be ashamed of themselves for what they’ve done to this man and his family.”

Parscale was replaced as campaign manager by Bill Stepien.

In the months leading up to the shakeup, Parscale was described by campaign insiders as being checked out, leaving more work for his staffers.

He was removed as campaign manager shortly after Trump’s much-hyped but poorly attended June rally in Tulsa, Okla., that signaled the president’s return to the campaign trail amid the coronavirus pandemic.