Trump campaign spokeswoman says reporters 'literally beat Trump supporters into submission'

Donald Trump campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson said Monday that reporters &quot;literally beat Trump supporters into submission.&quot;

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published 15 August 2016

Responding to criticism of her boss on Fox Business Network, Donald Trump's campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson said Monday that one of the main reasons the GOP nominee has so many supporters is because voters "want someone that's going to fight back." She then went on to commit the cardinal grammar sin of using the word "literally" when she really meant "figuratively":

Those who have followed this election cycle from the beginning may recall that the media pen at Trump rallies has been notoriously scrummy — but it's largely been reporters on the receiving end of the violence. This is Pierson's second controversial media statement in three days, after she said Saturday on CNN that President Obama started the war in Afghanistan. As MSNBC's Benjy Sarlin points out, there's a reason Pierson continues to appear to frequently on TV on her boss' behalf: "GOP heavy hitters won't be surrogates for Trump."