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| Trump campaign manager charged over alleged assault on reporter – live | |
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| Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s campaign manager, will appear before a judge on May 4 to face his charge of misdemeanor battery, reports the AP. | |
| That’s one day after the Indiana Republican primary, and six days before the Nebraska and West Virginia primaries. | |
| And this from the AP report: | |
| The police report states: “Lewandowski grabbed (Michelle) Fields’ left arm with his right hand causing her to turn and step back.” Fields showed police her left forearm which “appeared to show a grabbing-type injury,” according to the investigating officer. | |
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| Lewandowski charged with battery for attacking reporter | |
| Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, was charged with battery this morning over an incident involving a reporter during a Trump rally on March 8. | |
| Jupiter Police released footage of Lewandowski grabbing the arm of Michelle Fields, the former Breitbart reporter. Fields is wearing a cream blazer and is in the bottom left of the crowd. Lewandowski appears to grab her arm and pull her back, while Trump continues to walk forwards. | |
| Fields said she was attempting to ask Trump a question when Lewandowski grabbed her. | |
| Donald Trump released a statement about his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski being charged with battery this morning: | |
| Mr. Lewandowski is absolutely innocent of this charge. He will enter a plea of not guilty and looks forward to his day in court. He is completely confident that he will be exonerated. | |
| Fields tweeted pictures of her bruised arm after the incident. She resigned from Breitbart a week after the incident, stating that the rightwing website had not supported her. | |
| I guess these just magically appeared on me @CLewandowski_ @realDonaldTrump. So weird. pic.twitter.com/oD8c4D7tw3 | I guess these just magically appeared on me @CLewandowski_ @realDonaldTrump. So weird. pic.twitter.com/oD8c4D7tw3 |
| Lewandowski denied he had touched her. | Lewandowski denied he had touched her. |
| @MichelleFields you are totally delusional. I never touched you. As a matter of fact, I have never even met you. | @MichelleFields you are totally delusional. I never touched you. As a matter of fact, I have never even met you. |
| But he turned himself in to Jupiter Police around 8am this morning, with charges of misdemeanor battery laid shortly afterwards, reports Palm Beach Post. | |
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| Donald Trump seems particularly sensitive this morning. | Donald Trump seems particularly sensitive this morning. |
| I have millions more votes/hundreds more dels than Cruz or Kasich, and yet am not being treated properly by the Republican Party or the RNC. | I have millions more votes/hundreds more dels than Cruz or Kasich, and yet am not being treated properly by the Republican Party or the RNC. |
| His previous tweet was about CNN hosting his opponents regularly and his following tweet was about the lack of reporting on a new poll which shows him leading Cruz, so it’s unknown if this Republican Party anger is aimed at a specific event or not. | His previous tweet was about CNN hosting his opponents regularly and his following tweet was about the lack of reporting on a new poll which shows him leading Cruz, so it’s unknown if this Republican Party anger is aimed at a specific event or not. |
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| Scott Walker endorses Ted Cruz | Scott Walker endorses Ted Cruz |
| Wisconsin governor and former presidential candidate Scott Walker has endorsed Ted Cruz for president. | Wisconsin governor and former presidential candidate Scott Walker has endorsed Ted Cruz for president. |
| “It’s time to elect a strong new leader, and I’ve chosen to support Ted Cruz ... I believe he’s a constitutional conservative,” he said, announcing his endorsement live on radio station WTMJ. | “It’s time to elect a strong new leader, and I’ve chosen to support Ted Cruz ... I believe he’s a constitutional conservative,” he said, announcing his endorsement live on radio station WTMJ. |
| After the failed Obama-Clinton Admin, Americans want leadership. I endorse @TedCruz, a principled constitutional conservative who can win. | After the failed Obama-Clinton Admin, Americans want leadership. I endorse @TedCruz, a principled constitutional conservative who can win. |
| Like we did in WI, @TedCruz isn’t afraid to stand up to big govt special interests. He understands that power belongs to states, not Wash DC | Like we did in WI, @TedCruz isn’t afraid to stand up to big govt special interests. He understands that power belongs to states, not Wash DC |
| .@TedCruz is the best-positioned candidate to both win the Republican nomination and defeat Hillary Clinton. I’m proud to stand with him. | .@TedCruz is the best-positioned candidate to both win the Republican nomination and defeat Hillary Clinton. I’m proud to stand with him. |
| Video screens at a Cruz rally in Wisconsin showed his big new endorsement. | Video screens at a Cruz rally in Wisconsin showed his big new endorsement. |
| Almost instantly, as supporters listen in to Walker on WTMJ, monitors at @tedcruz rally in WI switch to this --> pic.twitter.com/zbdQlKPoyP | Almost instantly, as supporters listen in to Walker on WTMJ, monitors at @tedcruz rally in WI switch to this --> pic.twitter.com/zbdQlKPoyP |
| The Wisconsin primary is next Tuesday. Walker, whose approval ratings dropped below 40% at the end of last year, promises to campaign with Cruz around the state. | The Wisconsin primary is next Tuesday. Walker, whose approval ratings dropped below 40% at the end of last year, promises to campaign with Cruz around the state. |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. |
| Today there is much debating over debates, with Ted Cruz calling on Donald Trump to debate him one-on-one, and Hillary Clinton’s strategist saying she’d only debate Bernie Sanders ahead of the New York primary if he changes the “tone of his campaign”. | Today there is much debating over debates, with Ted Cruz calling on Donald Trump to debate him one-on-one, and Hillary Clinton’s strategist saying she’d only debate Bernie Sanders ahead of the New York primary if he changes the “tone of his campaign”. |
| On the Dems side, the hashtag #tonedownforwhat got trending after strategist Joel Benenson’s comments. | On the Dems side, the hashtag #tonedownforwhat got trending after strategist Joel Benenson’s comments. |
| "You should be willing to debate any time; anywhere." - @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/mtsp9PCfy2"#tonedownforwhat | "You should be willing to debate any time; anywhere." - @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/mtsp9PCfy2"#tonedownforwhat |
| The Sanders camp requested a debate with Clinton over the weekend, and since the New York primary isn’t until 19 April, her camp says she has “plenty of time to consider”. | The Sanders camp requested a debate with Clinton over the weekend, and since the New York primary isn’t until 19 April, her camp says she has “plenty of time to consider”. |
| This morning Clinton hosts Community Forum on Gun Violence Prevention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, while Sanders is hosting a rally in the same town at 5pm. | This morning Clinton hosts Community Forum on Gun Violence Prevention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, while Sanders is hosting a rally in the same town at 5pm. |
| Tonight is the Republican town hall in Wisconsin at 8pm ET, a three-hour event with each of the GOP candidates getting one hour each. But Cruz wanted it to be just him and Trump in a debate. “We should make it a debate... Let’s combine our events,” he told CNN last night. “The only thing missing is Donald Trump because he’s scared to debate.” | Tonight is the Republican town hall in Wisconsin at 8pm ET, a three-hour event with each of the GOP candidates getting one hour each. But Cruz wanted it to be just him and Trump in a debate. “We should make it a debate... Let’s combine our events,” he told CNN last night. “The only thing missing is Donald Trump because he’s scared to debate.” |
| It’s no surprise Cruz wants to go mano a mano – while at Princeton he won several national and international debating contests. | It’s no surprise Cruz wants to go mano a mano – while at Princeton he won several national and international debating contests. |
| But now Trump is threatening to pull out of the events because of his distaste for CNN. | But now Trump is threatening to pull out of the events because of his distaste for CNN. |
| Wow, @CNN has nothing but my opponents on their shows. Really one-sided and unfair reporting. Maybe I shouldn't do their town-hall tonight! | Wow, @CNN has nothing but my opponents on their shows. Really one-sided and unfair reporting. Maybe I shouldn't do their town-hall tonight! |
| Actress Susan Sarandon is stumping as a Sanders surrogate, but if the socialist revolutionary loses the nomination, the Hollywood star might pick Trump over Clinton. In an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Monday night, she said she wasn’t sure if she could vote Clinton – pointing out her lack of support for the $15 national minimum wage and her taking money from big business. | Actress Susan Sarandon is stumping as a Sanders surrogate, but if the socialist revolutionary loses the nomination, the Hollywood star might pick Trump over Clinton. In an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Monday night, she said she wasn’t sure if she could vote Clinton – pointing out her lack of support for the $15 national minimum wage and her taking money from big business. |
| Instead, she might lean Trump, an interesting sub-group of voters that the Guardian recently profiled. | Instead, she might lean Trump, an interesting sub-group of voters that the Guardian recently profiled. |
| “Some people feel that Donald Trump will bring the revolution immediately if he gets in, things will really explode,” said Sarandon. When asked if that was “dangerous”, she replied: “It’s dangerous to think that we can continue the way we are with the militarized police force, with privatized prisons, with the death penalty, with the low minimum wage, threats to women’s rights and think you can’t do something huge to turn that around.” | “Some people feel that Donald Trump will bring the revolution immediately if he gets in, things will really explode,” said Sarandon. When asked if that was “dangerous”, she replied: “It’s dangerous to think that we can continue the way we are with the militarized police force, with privatized prisons, with the death penalty, with the low minimum wage, threats to women’s rights and think you can’t do something huge to turn that around.” |
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