Well, folks, Team Trump has finally responded to those allegations about campaign manager Corey Lewandowski manhandling Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields.

And while this is about what we’ve come to expect from the Trump camp, that doesn’t make it any less appalling:

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

Whoa.

Unbelievable. Team Trump calls Fields and Breitbart liars. https://t.co/wolOl66vgf — Allahpundit (@allahpundit) March 10, 2016

Un. Real.

This is a clown statement, bro. 1st sentence in 2nd paragraph completely contradicts last sentence in the first. https://t.co/mXr9tTAxI5 — T (@FirstTeamTommy) March 10, 2016

Not to mention there were eyewitnesses:

Eyewitness account of Trump staff manhandling — and bruising — Breitbart reporter. https://t.co/8trhRmKNDI pic.twitter.com/V3rYGhW06k — Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) March 10, 2016

"We leave it to others whether this part of a larger pattern" I admire the Trump team's commitment to typos https://t.co/1aDn3xFqPG — David Rutz (@DavidRutz) March 10, 2016

Their commitment to integrity and keeping their story straight, however, is apparently less solid.

So Corey Lewandowski told Breitbart he didn’t realize it was a Breitbart reporter he’d grabbed… but now Trump camp says nothing happened? — Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) March 10, 2016

Hey @CLewandowski_ , you have two stories going here, which is it? https://t.co/URqI1DdmsV — Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 10, 2016

Something smells very rotten in Camp Trump.

I hope you all realize this probably means Corey Lewandoski is a clinical sociopath. — John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) March 10, 2016

It's no wonder we've seen such violence from Trump's supporters and now the campaign itself. And no wonder the campaign excuses itself. — Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) March 10, 2016

Well, now it's either #WAR or Bannonbart repudiates everything it claims it is. https://t.co/Gh1K6Vu0AF — Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) March 10, 2016

This is political malpractice – by denying that anything happened, you're guaranteeing it becomes a bigger story https://t.co/GXvHniNjCf — delrayser (@delrayser) March 10, 2016

@SonnyBunch @allahpundit they've gotten away with this tactic from the beginning. why should they stop? — andy levy (@andylevy) March 10, 2016

Time for a new Trump tagline?

Team Trump-"Come For The White Pride, Stay For The Violence Against 100 lb Women!" — SFK (@stephenkruiser) March 10, 2016

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Update:

‘Disavow this, Teflon Don’! Michelle Fields: Did these bruises ‘just magically’ appear? [photo]

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Related:

Daily Caller senior editor alleges Trump ‘thug’ assaulted Michelle Fields after presser

Breitbart Editor-at-Large: ‘Trump should fire Lewandowski immediately. No excuses.’

Greg Gutfeld weighs in on Lewandowski–Michelle Fields: What if it was ‘Obama flack physically abuses reporter’?

Report: Breitbart has suspended Patrick Howley over deleted Michelle Fields tweets [screenshot]