It can technically be a battery but it’s a supercilious charge in this case, and there are many defenses. If you are walking down the street and grab a woman’s arm it can be a battery.
If you are the campaign manager for a presidential candidate who has his security around him, and you pull a reporter back out of the candidate’s protected area, you might be legally justified in doing so.
No professional journalist would bring a criminal charge, no sensible local prosecutor would want to prosecute it.
The woman is a jerk, as in her supposed statements immediately after that “Trump always surrounds himself with thugs”.
The Statute Section
784.03 Battery; felony battery.—
(1)(a) The offense of battery occurs when a person:1. Actually and intentionally touches or strikes another person against the will of the other; or
2. Intentionally causes bodily harm to another person.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person who commits battery commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(2) A person who has one prior conviction for battery, aggravated battery, or felony battery and who commits any second or subsequent battery commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. For purposes of this subsection, “conviction” means a determination of guilt that is the result of a plea or a trial, regardless of whether adjudication is withheld or a plea of nolo contendere is entered. History.—s. 5, Feb. 10, 1832; RS 2401; s. 1, ch. 5135, 1903; GS 3227; RGS 5060; CGL 7162; s. 2, ch. 70-88; s. 730, ch. 71-136; s. 19, ch. 74-383; s. 9, ch. 75-298; s. 172, ch. 91-224; s. 5, ch. 96-392; s. 4, ch. 2001-50.