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Reporter Claims Montana GOP House Candidate Greg Gianforte 'Body Slammed' Him
Time ^ | 5/24/2017 | Aric Jenkins

Posted on 05/24/2017 6:57:23 PM PDT by usafa92

Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs claimed Wednesday night that Montana Republican Greg Gianforte "body slammed" him, breaking his glasses in the process, after Jacobs asked him a question about health care.

The altercation happened during an event for Gianforte, who is running for Montana's only congressional seat in a special election set for Thursday, at his campaign headquarters just south of Bozeman, Mont. BuzzFeed News reporter Alexis Levinson retweeted Jacobs' allegation and said that she was present at the altercation. "Ben walked into a room where a local TV crew was set up for an interview with Gianforte. All of a sudden I heard a giant crash and saw Ben's feet fly in the air as he hit the floor," she said in a series of tweets.

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Looks like this clown from the Guardian is looking for his Michelle Fields moment.
1 posted on 05/24/2017 6:57:23 PM PDT by usafa92
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I doubt this will lose him any votes in Montana.


2 posted on 05/24/2017 6:58:24 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius available at Amazon.)
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The media is all in with the Deep State. The treachery, lying, and deceit is gonna get worse as we get closer to November of next year.


4 posted on 05/24/2017 6:59:48 PM PDT by dowcaet
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Should get Gianforte a few more votes here in Montana.


5 posted on 05/24/2017 7:00:37 PM PDT by Rennes Templar (Morning in America Again, again.)
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I was on my way to donate to the FReep-a-thon. Honest!

6 posted on 05/24/2017 7:02:29 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Happy days are here again!)
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To: usafa92

Pajama Boy got body slammed!?
Awesome


7 posted on 05/24/2017 7:03:20 PM PDT by rainee (Her)
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To: DoughtyOne

Yoiks, and away !


8 posted on 05/24/2017 7:03:54 PM PDT by onona (mmmmmmm.........catchy handles)
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To: usafa92

That’ll push him over the top.


9 posted on 05/24/2017 7:04:07 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Publius

“9.5”!


10 posted on 05/24/2017 7:04:32 PM PDT by pingman ( Go Trump! Best Election, EVAH!)
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Yeah, this “reporter” is a frothing at the mouth partisan Democrat. We should thank him for helping elect Trump. LOL.


11 posted on 05/24/2017 7:05:29 PM PDT by lodi90
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“:^)


12 posted on 05/24/2017 7:13:53 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Happy days are here again!)
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To: usafa92

Greg should ask him if he wants to go another round.


13 posted on 05/24/2017 7:18:35 PM PDT by TexasCruzin (Trump is the man. #TrumpPence16)
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Yep... barged into the guy’s office uninvited and out of turn.

Has done it before, evidently.


15 posted on 05/24/2017 7:20:30 PM PDT by piasa
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If this is true,I’d vote for Gianforte twice. What is a Left-wing British paper doing in Montana messing with the Republican’s campaign anyway? Sounds like a Democrat dirty trick ala Hillary-style.


16 posted on 05/24/2017 7:26:09 PM PDT by txrefugee
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Don’t you understand? If this goes unpunished, it will turn the media against Trump and the Republicans and all that fair, balanced news reporting they’ve been doing on the nation’s political issues and parties will vanish. They will become ardently pro-Democrat, will criticize all the Republicans do, and even may push for Trump’s impeachment.


17 posted on 05/24/2017 7:30:37 PM PDT by laconic (that)
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"All of a sudden I heard a giant crash and saw Ben's feet fly in the air as he hit the floor."

Keep pushing your luck, Ben--and end up in a body cast.


18 posted on 05/24/2017 7:30:47 PM PDT by henbane
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Video!!!


19 posted on 05/24/2017 7:33:52 PM PDT by jackibutterfly (We have to stop saying "How stupid can you get". Too many people are seeing it as a challenge.)
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To: usafa92

I heard the audio. I hate little schmucky reporters too, but you can’t bodyslam them. Especially not the night before the election. If this was assault, even if he was “asking for it,” it is not ok. He may well be charged.


20 posted on 05/24/2017 7:35:44 PM PDT by Yaelle
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