Trump campaign denies altercation with reporter
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The Washington Post’s Ben Terris, who was present, told Fields that Lewandowski had pulled her.
I guess these just magically appeared on me @CLewandowski_ @realDonaldTrump. So weird. pic.twitter.com/oD8c4D7tw3
— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) March 10, 2016
Breitbart CEO and President Larry Solov released a statement Thursday afternoon calling on Trump campaign to apologize to Fields.
“We are disappointed in the campaign’s response, in particular their effort to demean Michelle’s previous reporting,” he said.
“Michelle Fields is an intrepid reporter who has covered tough and dangerous stories. We stand behind her reporting, her techniques, and call again on Corey Lewandowski to apologize.”
Solov also pointed to a Washington Post report that he said gave a “very detailed, first-hand account from their senior reporter Ben Terris who is familiar with the campaign, the personalities involved, and was an eyewitness to the incident.”
In the piece, Terris said he had plans to interview Lewandowski and three other early campaign staffers the day after the press conference. But Lewandowski canceled his interview with Terris.
Lewandowski attempted to discredit Fields later Thursday in a series of tweets.
He called her an “attention seeker” and implied she may have exploited previous incidents for her own gain.
– Updated at 3:41 p.m.
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