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As one might expect, social media exploded in reaction to charges being filed against Donald Trump’s campaign manager for the alleged battery of reporter Michelle Fields, led in no small part by the Republican presidential front-runner himself.
He tweeted:
Wow, Corey Lewandowski, my campaign manager and a very decent man, was just charged with assaulting a reporter. Look at tapes-nothing there!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2016
Fox News provided a clip of the video evidence the police used to make their assessment.
Police release video showing incident between #Donald Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and Michelle Fieldshttps://t.co/3FmTT2i891
— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 29, 2016
Trump followed up with this:
Why aren’t people looking at this reporters earliest statement as to what happened, that is before she found out the episode was on tape?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2016
At that point, Fields couldn’t hold back any longer. She replied:
Because my story never changed. Seriously, just stop lying. https://t.co/1fz9cBHOuT
— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) March 29, 2016
And what was her story from the beginning? Trump was nice enough to provide it.
This was the reporters statement- when she found out there was tape from my facility, she changed her tune. pic.twitter.com/N5815RS1At
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2016
There was nothing specifically said to indicate that she was thrown to the ground — only that she “almost fell.” At that point, Trump wanted to carry the brouhaha further:
Victory press conference was over.
Why is she allowed to grab me and shout questions? Can I press charges? pic.twitter.com/qbW2RjkINX— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2016
The billionaire businessman claimed that Fields touched him and offered this photo as proof.
Why is this reporter touching me as I leave news conference? What is in her hand?? pic.twitter.com/HQB8dl0fhn
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2016
No one was quite sure what Trump was referring to here. One thought she had the answer, though.
@realDonaldTrump I’m honestly not sure what you’re implying here.
— Gabe Fleisher (@WakeUp2Politics) March 29, 2016
People gathered on both sides of the feud. A lot of folks agreed with reporter Stephan Dörner, who thought Trump was making “much ado about nothing.”
@realDonaldTrump Cry me a river, wuss …
— Stephan Dörner (@Doener) March 29, 2016
While others called Fields the culprit.
Your story may have not changed but its a LIE. You claimed Lewandowski threw you to the ground, video CLEARLY shows he didnt @MichelleFields
— hautedamn (@hautedamn) March 29, 2016
The only thing that’s clear: 2016 has to be one of the strangest political seasons in American history.
H/T: The Right Scoop
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