Donald Trump Insists His Campaign Manager Did Nothing Wrong

Corey Lewandowski was charged with simple battery after allegedly manhandling reporter Michelle Fields.

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Donald Trump on Tuesday continued to defend his campaign manager, who was charged earlier in the day with simple battery after allegedly manhandling former Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields at an event in Jupiter, Florida.

"It's a sad day in this country when a man can be destroyed over something like that," Trump said while taking questions from reporters on his plane.

Trump insisted Corey Lewandowski is a "fine man" and the Republican presidential frontrunner said he'll stand by him.

"I don't discard people," Trump said. "I stick with people."

Lewandowski was only trying to block Michelle Fields after she ran up and tried to ask questions after the press conference was over, Trump said.

Trump said Fields was "grabbing at me and [Lewandowski was] acting as intermediary trying to block her."

"The news conference was over. She was running up and grabbing me asking questions."

Fields "seriously hurt a very good person." He added, it's "a very very sad day in this country when a man can be destroyed over something" like this.

The video of the incident obtained by police was provided by himself, Trump said, as it happened on his property.

He went on to say that he advised Lewandowski to not settle and "go all the way."

He then went on to doubt Fields' statements to police.

"You were pushed around more getting on this plane right now than she was pushed around," he told reporters.

"I don't know if they were bruises from that," he said when asked about Fields telling police she had a bruise on her arm from the altercation. "How do you know those bruises weren't there before? I'm not a lawyer."

"Don't you think she would have yelled out a scream? … her facial expression doesn't even change," he said, regarding video police released of the incident.

LINK: Trump Campaign Manager Charged With Battery After Allegedly Manhandling Reporter

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