Nick Kouvalis, the controversial campaign manager for Kellie Leitch, has resigned, calling himself a “distraction to the campaign.”

“When a member of a campaign team becomes the focus of media coverage, the time comes to resign,” Kouvalis said in a statement posted to Facebook.

He also cited that “pressures that come with a stressful campaign leadership role” could affect his personal wellbeing.

Kouvalis recently made headlines for calling a political science professor a “cuck,” the short form for cuckold.

More to come.

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