Montana special election candidate Greg Gianforte 'body slams' reporter

"Tonight, as Greg was giving a separate interview in a private office, The Guardian's Ben Jacobs entered the office without permission, aggressively shoved a recorder in Greg's face, and began asking badgering questions," the campaign said. "Jacobs was asked to leave. After asking Jacobs to lower the recorder, Jacobs declined. Greg then attempted to grab the phone that was pushed in his face. Jacobs grabbed Greg's wrist, and spun away from Greg, pushing them both to the ground. It's unfortunate that this aggressive behavior from a liberal journalist created this scene at our campaign volunteer BBQ."

I'm not going to applaud his temper, but I'd want to hear the entire audio to gather the truth. I doubt we'll hear it though, since the Guardian has no interest in pushing anything aside from their narrative.

This was at his volunteer BBQ. If this was a celebrity dealing with the paparazzi, he would would be applauded. My guess it was his goal to instigate something, rather than to gather statements, probably attempting to aggravate a man with a known temper. With what we know about this, I'm more disgusted with the reporter than the politician.

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