Trump campaign manager assaults female Breitbart reporter, Breitbart throws her under the bus.

As security parted the masses to give him passage out of the chandelier-lit ballroom, Michelle Fields, a young reporter for Trump-friendly Breitbart News, pressed forward to ask the GOP front-runner a question. I watched as a man with short-cropped hair and a suit grabbed her arm and yanked her out of the way. He was Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s 41-year-old campaign manager.

Fields stumbled. Finger-shaped bruises formed on her arm.

Trump's response:

The accusation, which has only been made in the media and never addressed directly with the campaign, is entirely false. As one of the dozens of individuals present as Mr. Trump exited the press conference, I did not witness any encounter. In addition to our staff, which had no knowledge of said situation, not a single camera or reporter of more than 100 in attendance captured the alleged incident."

Breitbart's response:

Also on Friday, Breitbart published a story in which it openly disagreed with Fields's characterization of the incident. Citing an extensive review of video footage, Breitbart said that it appears "unlikely" that Lewandowski was responsible for roughing up Fields.

However, both Fields and a reporter at the Washington Post have said they saw Lewandowski grab Fields. Fields has been suspended from her position at Breitbart.

http://www.vox.com/2016/3/10/11195804/breitbart-trump-fields-manhandle

But the event obviously happened:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2016/03/11/washington-post-reporter-rebuts-breitbart-story-about-possible-mistaken-identity-in-michelle-fields-incident/?postshare=1011457716542331&tid=ss_tw

http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/03/transcript-corey-lewandowski-breitbart-reporter-attack-220589

Right now, Trump's campaign and fans are doing a character assassination of Fields.


The willingness of the right-wing to even turn on hardcore conservative women just for being attacked by men is frightening. Trump vs. Hillary will have more misogyny than you can imagine.