Donald Trump is still defending his campaign manager after alleged violence

Demonstrators protest Donald Trump
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Donald Trump is standing behind his campaign manager. Corey Lewandowski allegedly assaulted reporter Michelle Fields at a campaign event, and on Saturday, video footage surfaced of him apparently grabbing a protester's collar at a Trump rally in Arizona.

Trump doesn't seem worried.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.