Det politiske Amerika var i oprør tirsdag aften efter nyheden om, at politiet i Florida har anholdt Donald Trumps valgkampleder, Corey Lewandoski, for at gribe en kvindelig reporter hårdt i armen.

Trumps lejr mener establishment er desperat for at finde en sag, hvormed de kan hænge ham.

Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, was charged with battery Tuesday by the police in Jupiter, Fla., who said he had grabbed a reporter as she tried to ask the candidate a question.

The charge stems from an incident on March 8 that attracted days of news coverage and became a distraction for Mr. Trump’s campaign as his victories in the March 1 Super Tuesday contests gave way to more mixed results.

It occurred after a news conference at Trump National Golf Club, as Mr. Trump made his way out of a crowded room and the reporter, Michelle Fields of Breitbart News, a conservative website, sidled up to him.

Fields har sluttet i Breitbart, og seks av hennes kolleger har gjort det samme i solidaritet. Siste ord er neppe sagt. Trump, Kasich og Cruz vil delta på town hall-debatt i Wisconsin nat til onsdag, og saken vil sikkert komme opp. Trump backer ikke ud. Han støtter sin valgkampleder.

Er det storm i et vandglas? Hvordan vil vælgerne reagere?