Trump Spox: Accusation That Campaign Manager Assaulted Reporter ‘Entirely False’

A spokesperson for Donald Trump‘s campaign released a statement today completely refuting claims that campaign manager Corey Lewandowski allegedly manhandled Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields.

Fields and another reporter who witnessed the event say this is exactly what happened. Hope Hicks calls the accusation “entirely false.”

And not only that, but in the statement Hicks accuses Fields of a “pattern of exaggerating incidents” and making herself the story.

You can read the statement below:

NEW: Trump campaign spokesperson Hope Hicks responds to allegations campaign manager assaulted Breitbart reporter: pic.twitter.com/LHRMKXzy3K

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 10, 2016

UPDATE –– 2:08 pm EST: Fields had quite the response:

I guess these just magically appeared on me @CLewandowski_ @realDonaldTrump. So weird. pic.twitter.com/oD8c4D7tw3

— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) March 10, 2016

[image via screengrab]

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