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Trump praises Gianforte for assault on Guardian reporter: 'He's my guy'

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  1. Durandal

    Durandal Well-Known Member Donor

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    Trump praises Gianforte for assault on Guardian reporter: 'He's my guy'

    President’s comments at Montana rally in praise of violence against US journalist come amid international outcry over Khashoggi

    Donald Trump has praised Greg Gianforte, the Congress member from Montana, for violently attacking a Guardian reporter, saying that someone who performs a body slam is “my guy”.

    Trump described in glowing terms the physical assault that occurred on 24 May 2017 when Ben Jacobs, the Guardian’s political correspondent, was asking Gianforte a question about health care policy in the course of a special congressional election in Bozeman, Montana. The US president incited cheers and chants from a crowd of about 8,000 supporters on Thursday night when he said: “Greg is smart. And by the way, never wrestle him. You understand. Never.”

    As the cheers rang out across an aircraft hangar in Missoula, Trump went on to say: “Any guy that can do a body slam … he’s my guy.”

    Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1)

    Here's the video of Trump on Greg Gianforte body slamming Ben Jacobs: "Any guy that can do a body slam, he's my kind of guy." pic.twitter.com/8tWxLXE6Jx

    October 19, 2018
    Trump’s comments mark the first time the president has openly and directly praised a violent act against a journalist on American soil. It comes as the White House is under intense domestic and international pressure over Trump’s refusal to condemn Saudi Arabia despite growing evidence that its leader, the crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, ordered the decapitation and dismemberment of the journalist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi.

    Hours before the “Make America great again” rally in Missoula, Trump said that he believed that Khashoggi was probably dead but held back from an outright condemnation of the Saudi regime.

    ... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/18/trump-greg-gianforte-assault-guardian-ben-jacobs
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    Help me out here, Trump Thumpers. Is this Fake News?
     
    Durandal, Oct 18, 2018
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    Capt Nice Well-Known Member

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    Trump is not only a sad example of a President, he's a sad example of a man.
     
    Capt Nice, Oct 18, 2018
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    Populism for the rabble.
     
    Jeffrey Williams, Oct 18, 2018
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    Six more years. Deal with it.
     
    GreenBayMatters, Oct 19, 2018
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    Not fake news per se

    But the alleged incident was so minor it did not even result in criminal charges

    It regretable thst Gianfonte lost his temper but no harm was done except maybe to rattle the nerves of a lib Pajama Boy

    Or IAW, big deal
     
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    It is still assault - whether or not they were "harmed" it is assault
     
    Bowerbird, Oct 19, 2018
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    There is no reason ANY President should be praising assault on a member of the press.

    Period
     
    The Centrist, Oct 19, 2018
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    6 hilarious years
     
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    Yeah, so?
     
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    Trump viewed it as a love-bump..
     
    Moonglow, Oct 19, 2018
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    But, Republicans are not violent they are halo wearing angels of mercy...
     
    Moonglow, Oct 19, 2018
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    All a Democrat has to do is suggest people stick fingers in salads of Republican Congress members and they cry that the Dems are trying to annihilate them..Happy Holidays..
     
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