Earlier today, Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields gave an account of her reported assault by Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski:
Here is what happened at the @realDonaldTrump press conference with @CLewandowski_ https://t.co/Dk2xYiBtSG
— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) March 10, 2016
But she wasn’t finished:
I guess these just magically appeared on me @CLewandowski_ @realDonaldTrump. So weird. pic.twitter.com/oD8c4D7tw3
— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) March 10, 2016
Good Lord.
— Jimmy (@JimmyPrinceton) March 10, 2016
— Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) March 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/zhanover/status/708006226135633920
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/708009879257128960
Holy crap. These are from GRABBING HER, not falling. https://t.co/Ssz1q62Jwn
— Emily Zanotti’s Great & Unmatched Wisdom (@emzanotti) March 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/jacobperry/status/708007562629742592
He seems to think dumb brute force will work. If you are woman & support the fraud, you're on your own. #NeverTrump https://t.co/k6NMsPNZ2c
— Max Q ⚡ (@Randy_Shannon) March 10, 2016
Shame on Lewandowski and the Trump campaign. #TeamMichelle #FireCorey https://t.co/TOgIpBgFtg
— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) March 10, 2016
"I respect women, I love women, I cherish women" —@realDonaldTrump https://t.co/ZQuCeSYVoQ
— Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair ? (@senatorshoshana) March 10, 2016
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@MichelleFields @CLewandowski_ @realDonaldTrump should be ashamed for creating a environment where not only is this condoned it's encouraged
— Terminator Barbie (@TerminatorBarbi) March 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/moelane/status/708010437841805316
@MichelleFields Sorry you had to go through this. Nothing wrong with doing your job. I hope you consider pressing charges.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) March 10, 2016
.@MichelleFields Please press charges…does someone have to be hospitalized or killed before this pattern stops? @CLewandowski_
— Tracy Jeffords (@TracyJeffords) March 10, 2016
I hope someone asks Trump about this tonight. Disavow this, Teflon Don. https://t.co/XJJAP4FDyj
— Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) March 10, 2016
Making America Great Again — one assault at a time. https://t.co/O4lvMWPYoI
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) March 10, 2016
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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Update:
If this is accurate, it’s absolutely damning:
Audio recording backs up @MichelleFields' account of Trump campaign manager assaulting her
https://t.co/ynLNCx9eVZ— Matt Mackowiak (@MattMackowiak) March 10, 2016
Here’s part of Politico’s transcript:
Did Politico make this up too? @CLewandowski_ @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/CW0z8IovSN
— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) March 10, 2016
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Update:
Politico has updated their post to include audio. Here it is:
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