‘WTF?’ Guardian journo says Mont. House candidate Greg Gianforte ‘just body slammed’ him

[Political Junky]

OMG, it was a close race, but now ...

'WTF?' Journo says Mont. House candidate Greg Gianforte 'just body slammed' him

 

[Political Junky]

Republican candidate 'body-slams' Guardian reporter in Montana


Audio obtained of Greg Gianforte attacking a reporter on the eve of a special election to fill a congressional seat vacated by a member of the Trump administration

The Republican candidate for Montana’s congressional seat slammed a Guardian reporter to the floor on the eve of the state’s special election, breaking his glasses and shouting, “Get the hell out of here.”

Ben Jacobs, a Guardian political reporter, was asking Greg Gianforte, a tech millionaire running for the seat vacated by Ryan Zinke, about the Republican healthcare plan when the candidate allegedly “body-slammed” the reporter.

“He took me to the ground,” Jacobs said by phone from the back of an ambulance. “This is the strangest thing that has ever happened to me in reporting on politics.”
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[Luddly Neddite]

Audio proves that all he had done was ask a pretty meek and simple question.

The right believes that transparency in politics AND press is a thing of the past.

How much of this are we going to put up with?

 

[mdk]

He should be charged with assault.

 

[deanrd]

Wow, that's intense. The Republican was very pro this bill. But then he was questioned, in a polite manner, about the huge number of Americans Republicans are desperately trying to f*ck over and he snapped.
I wonder if Trump will pay for the candidate's legal fees. Remember, Trump promoted violence.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Adding that what upset the Repub candidate is that he did not want to admit that trumpcare screws over the needy, the elderly, children, women, the poor ...

Let this be a lesson to you all - if you're going to ask questions of your elected officials, have someone standing by taking a video.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

He should be charged with assault.

Yep. The guy is in the hospital right now.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Dumb Repub is lying.

Apparently, he doesn't know there's proof that he's lying.

 

[JimBowie1958]

I dont think this man has the temperament to be in the House.

But kudos to him for taking out the trash, lol.

 

[mdk]

He should be charged with assault.

Yep. The guy is in the hospital right now.

Here is the audio of the incident:

Republican candidate 'body-slams' Guardian reporter in Montana

 

[IResist]

Whoever condones this is devoid of decency.

 

[IResist]

I dont think this man has the temperament to be in the House.

But kudos to him for taking out the trash, lol.

Do you seriously consider yourself a Christian?

 

[Old Rocks]

I dont think this man has the temperament to be in the House.

But kudos to him for taking out the trash, lol.

And this is how tyranny starts. And you support it. What an asshole you are.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Cool, I would love to do the same to hundreds of other members of the media who claim they are objective.
Hope he got his nose broken.

 

[JimBowie1958]

I dont think this man has the temperament to be in the House.

But kudos to him for taking out the trash, lol.

Do you seriously consider yourself a Christian?

Oh, of course I do, which is why I moderated my language.

 

[Godboy]

Whoever condones this is devoid of decency.

The left condones political violence more than any group. Go see for yourself on YouTube.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

I dont think this man has the temperament to be in the House.

But kudos to him for taking out the trash, lol.

Do you seriously consider yourself a Christian?

Or an American?

This is common in places like Russia and N Korea but it has only been relatively recently that we've seen Repubs refuse to answer to their constituents and even go so far as to blame journalists for reporting what they actually say and do.

This was an all out assault against a journalist for asking a pretty straightforward and simple question about trumpcare.

This is flat out UN-American.

The right is taking our country down the road to fascism.

 

[Godboy]

I dont think this man has the temperament to be in the House.

But kudos to him for taking out the trash, lol.

And this is how tyranny starts. And you support it. What an asshole you are.

Democrats have been assaulting people non stop, but I've never seen you respond to THAT violence.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

I dont think this man has the temperament to be in the House.

But kudos to him for taking out the trash, lol.

Do you seriously consider yourself a Christian?

Oh, of course I do, which is why I moderated my language.

You forget that people here have read your posts.

You are NOT christian.

 

[IResist]

I dont think this man has the temperament to be in the House.

But kudos to him for taking out the trash, lol.

Do you seriously consider yourself a Christian?

Oh, of course I do, which is why I moderated my language.

Your language implies you think he was in the right.