I’ve watched the videos and tried to keep an open mind.
In the video he is seen reaching at one point, but there’s no view of what he reaches for.
In an alternate view he is seen well to the left of Trump immediately following the alleged incident, and also seen talking with the checkered shirt guy as they walk along, after the time she is no longer in view.
From what I have read checkered shirt guy is the one who fingered Corey as the guy. Yet at the time she was falling he’s talking to Corey and nodding his head.
I have yet to see a video or still shot that conclusively shows who actually grabbed her arm.
I find that part actually a little odd. There were literally dozens of cameras, many shooting from Trump’s front, where Corey and Ms Fields would be in view behind him. As big a story as this has been, if someone in the press corps had the money shot I think we’d see it. There was also a video camera point directly at them from this side, but nothing from that source.
Take away for me...
Trump is exiting, she pushes in, and someone pulls her back away from Trump.
It’s more than possible she was taken off balance and fell, possibly due to the grab.
However she was not in my opinion “assaulted” - she was moved back from an individual under protection - there’s a difference.
I’d like to know what happened, but it’s far from an act of violence.
At least she wasn’t covering Hillary and walking in shame behind a rope being tended by interns.
I agree there was no “attack”
However, dude should have copped to what happened and stuck with it.
I don’t agree with him grabbing her arm, as I think that should be left to security, not campaign manager, if there’s a problem.
BUT I can see how he got carried away in the moment just trying to control the situation, grabbed her just trying to get her back and in the throng, it was a little more powerful than he intended and she’s a tiny thing....
Sometimes men don’t realize their strength.
it really appears that’s what happened. He just should have been honest from the beginning and not changed his story. That makes him and the whole situation appear shady.
And the fact that the campaign is acting like she faked the whole thing doesn’t look good on them.
However, considering the crowds and media around Trump all the time, I’m surprised worse hasn’t happened honestly... and to his credit, at least from my vantage point, he seems to personally handle it well.