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ByMelindaDeslatte and Jill Colvin The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, LA. Offer- ing consolation, expressing regret, cutting ties with a controversial aide. Donald Trump's campaign turn- around plan on Friday fea- tured the unorthodox can- didate acting much like a conventional politician struggling to revive a pres- idential bid on the ropes. Trump headed to flood- damaged Louisiana to ex- press solidarity with resi- dents cleaning up after dev- astating flooding that left at least 13 people dead. The trip that made for a pointed contrast to President Barack Obama and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who both have yet to go, al- though Obama announced late Friday that he, too, would visit next week. The typically brash and spotlight-seeking billion- aire offered notably re- strained remarks as he surveyed the waterlogged wreckage. "Nobody understands how bad it is," Trump told reporters, after briefly help- ing unload a truck of sup- plies while cameras cap- tured the moment. "It's re- ally incredible, so I'm just here to help." Yet the trip did little to obscure the turmoil in Trump's campaign, punc- tuated early Friday when Trump announced that he'd accepted campaign chairman Paul Manafort's offer to resign. Manafort's departure followed a string of revela- tions about his work for a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine. The damaging news included an Associ- ated Press report Thursday describing a covert Wash- ington lobbying operation run by Manafort's firm. Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates, never disclosed their work as foreign agents as required under federal law. Trump, in a statement, praised Manafort's work on the campaign and called him a "true professional." But his son, Eric Trump, made clear the campaign the controversy was behind the resignation. His father didn't want to be "distracted by whatever things Paul was dealing with," the younger Trump told Fox News. Campaign spokesman Jason Miller said Gates would remain part of the campaign with a new role as liaison to the Republi- can National Committee, which has had a turbulent relationship with its nomi- nee this year. Clinton's campaign called the resignation an admission of the Trump campaign's "disturbing" connections with allies of Russian President Vlad- imir Putin in Russia and Ukraine. "You can get rid of Manafort, but that doesn't end the odd bromance Trump has with Putin," campaign manager Robby Mook said in a statement. But the Clinton camp also found itself on the de- fensive for the first time in weeks. Trump's visit to southern Louisiana put pressure on Clinton. Even as she kicked off a fundraising blitz, Clin- ton emailed supporters ask- ing them to contribute to the relief effort and noted that she had spoken with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Ed- wards, a Democrat whose spokesman blasted Trump's visit as "a photo op." The businessman and his running mate, Mike Pence, drove past piles of ripped- up carpet, furniture and personal belongings dis- carded on curbs. Trump consoled residents — even hugging two — as several Louisianans noted they have felt left out of the na- tional spotlight. In East Baton Rouge Parish, residents emerged from their homes to wave at Trump's motorcade, some with gloved hands dirty from their house-gutting work. At a Baptist church later, a woman screamed "Thank you for coming, Mr. Trump" as he and Pence sat down with volunteers. Trump said this week he's overhauling his cam- paign operation. His deci- sion to tap Stephen Bannon, a combative conservative media executive, as his new campaign chief suggested to some that he might con- tinue the divisive rhetoric that has angered minorities and alienated large swaths of the electorate. While it remains too early to tell, the first moves under the new regime have largely shown an invest- ment in conventional cam- paigning. 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