A day after its political reporter was manhandled by the candidate’s campaign manager in front of witnesses, the Trump-friendly news outlet has offered only the mildest of rebukes.
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump and his outsider juggernaut seem to be doing much more than reinventing the rules of politics and terrifying the Washington establishment.
The reality television billionaire might also be laying the groundwork for a not-so-brave new world in which a campaign manager can assault a female journalist, while her news organization—in this case the famously Trump-friendly Breitbart News—responds with a mild rebuke in a vague statement perceived by some to be designed to protect the perpetrator.
This apparently describes, at least according to witnesses and other journalists interviewed by The Daily Beast, Breitbart’s handling of an incident Tuesday night involving Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and Breitbart political reporter Michelle Fields.
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Daily Beast: Breitbart PR called @MichelleFields after last night’s incident to scold her https://t.co/5i0JFLZYKR
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) March 10, 2016
If @BreitbartNews will lay down and allow Trump henchmen to assault their reporters, what will they do for him if he becomes president?
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) March 10, 2016
By the way, "we didn't know she was Breitbart" is an insane excuse. So you now get to assault journalists from other outlets? What the hell?
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) March 10, 2016
.@MichelleFields is a terrific and intrepid reporter. Trump should fire Lewandowski immediately. No excuses.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) March 10, 2016
Seriously, Rick Tyler was asked by Cruz to resign for an RT/repost. Trump's manager should be fired for his treatment of @MichelleFields
— Elisha (@ElishaKrauss) March 9, 2016
So @CLewandowski_ acknowledged that he behaved like a thug? Fields should sue. Trumpbart are cowards. https://t.co/ntCcfvZyAV
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 10, 2016
WOW: Trump campaign's alleged excuse for assaulting a journalist? "We thought she was a *bad* journalist." pic.twitter.com/A53zbVi4ew
— Daniel Payne (@danieljpayne) March 10, 2016
Breitbart suspends @PatrickHowleyDC and stands 100% with @MichelleFields, per statement. pic.twitter.com/xchplu0yAY
— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) March 10, 2016
Breaking News: Reporter files charges against @realDonaldTrump campaign manager. @TeamCavuto pic.twitter.com/FJLCegmr0a
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) March 11, 2016
For the unfamiliar, from left to right in the red boxes: @bterris, @MichelleFields, @CLewandowski_ pic.twitter.com/p67OBjaIhL
— Justin Green (@JGreenDC) March 11, 2016
I wonder what Andrew Breitbart would think of his publication now?
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