Amid outcry over missing Saudi journalist, praises GOP congressman for body slamming reporter

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By ELI STOKOLS
OCT 18, 2018 | 7:50 PM
WASHINGTON

... After inching closer during interviews in Washington to acknowledging that Khashoggi was probably killed, Trump flew to Montana ...

Trump .. has at times seemed to condone violence against protesters at his rallies and the media ...

“I had heard that he body slammed a reporter,” Trump said, recalling that he learned of the incident while on a visit to Rome. “And he was way up … and I said — this is like the day of the election — I said, oh this is terrible, he's gonna lose the election…. Then I said, wait a minute. I know Montana pretty well; I think it might help him. And it did” ...

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-gianforte-rally-20181018-story.html


The new GOP recipe for winning elections: assault reporters

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1. I hope that Asshole, Greg Bully Gianforte, in Montana is really proud of

himself he got a shout out from the fucking anti-Christ.

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2. Praises congressman for assaulting reporter

By Seung Min Kim and
Felicia Sonmez October 18 at 10:25 PM

MISSOULA, Mont. — President Donald Trump on Thursday openly praised Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.) for assaulting a reporter in his bid for Congress last year, as the United States faced an unfolding crisis over missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who is believed to have been killed by Saudi Arabian agents.

The remarks from Trump at a campaign rally — staged at an airport hangar here with a mountainous backdrop — drew boisterous cheers from the conservative crowd ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/at-montana-rally-trump-praises-congressman-for-assaulting-reporter/2018/10/18/1e1d0d1e-d304-11e8-8c22-fa2ef74bd6d6_story.html?utm_term=.f94275d98990

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3. Praises Gianforte for assault on Guardian reporter: 'He's my guy'

Ed Pilkington in Missoula
Thu 18 Oct 2018 22.18 EDT

... 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 ...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/18/trump-greg-gianforte-assault-guardian-ben-jacobs

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4. Jokes about congressman assaulting reporter

By Kate Sullivan, Jim Acosta and Betsy Klein, CNN
Updated 10:28 PM ET, Thu October 18, 2018

(CNN) President Donald Trump praised Montana Republican Rep. Greg Gianforte for assaulting a reporter during his campaign last May, saying "any guy who can do a body slam ... he's my guy" and made a gesture mimicking a body slam.

At a Montana rally Thursday night, Trump admitted, "I shouldn't say this," but continued and said, "there's nothing to be embarrassed about."

The comment comes at the same time as the administration responds to the disappearance and apparent murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Khashoggi was last seen entering the Saudi consulate on October 2 and Turkish media reports that an audio recording suggests Khashoggi was tortured and killed soon after entering the building before being dismembered ...

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/18/politics/trump-rally-gianforte-my-guy/index.html

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5. Praises Republican congressman for body slamming journalist

By Eric Stober

... Gianforte pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault in June 2017 for assaulting Ben Jacobs, a reporter for the Guardian. The congressman later apologized for his actions and was sentenced to a 180-day deferred sentence, 40 hours of community service, 20 hours of anger management and a US$300 fine along with an $85 court fee ...

https://globalnews.ca/news/4570502/donald-trump-greg-gianforte-body-slam-journalist/

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6. Praises congressman for body slamming reporter

Marisa Schultz
October 18, 2018 | 10:44pm

WASHINGTON – President Trump at a rally in Montana Thursday praised the state’s congressman for body slamming a reporter — and said the assault helped him win a seat in the US House ...

https://nypost.com/2018/10/18/trump-congressman-who-body-slammed-reporter-is-my-kind-of-guy/

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7. Praises Montana congressman who assaulted reporter

by Jonathan Allen / Oct. 18, 2018 / 10:00 PM EDT

... The Guardian's U.S. editor, John Mulholland,said "to celebrate an attack on a journalist who was simply doing his job is an attack on the First Amendment by someone who has taken an oath to defend it" in a statement provided to the paper.

"in the aftermath of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, it runs the risk of inviting other assaults on journalists both here and across the world where they often face far greater threats," he said. "We hope decent people will denounce these comments and that the president will see fit to apologize for them.”

Trump went back to the theme later in his remarks, as he mused that he could beat up former Vice President Joe Biden — who he referred to as "Sleepy Joe" ...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-praises-montana-congressman-who-assaulted-reporter-n921911

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8. Praising violence, protecting murdering dictators, backing molesters, and sexual predators.

HE is dragging all republicans to hell with him now, and they are in self destruction mode allowing this imbecile to do this to them , and by doing nothing to him the American people will show them they screwed up, and vote many out of office, and its just started after McConnell and trump are going to destroy Medicare and Social Security for the American people, just like they're doing to the ACA, by making it too costly with a lot less coverage's if any. trump doesn't want you to have any health care or safety system we pay for in place. He will bankrupt this country if the gop let him get away with it. This election is will we let them destroy Social Security by voting for them , or vote against all gop to protect it. When the economy crashes due to their policies who do want in control protecting us, them who won't, or Democrats that will protect Social Security and other programs? They are already planning another huge tax scam bill to again give even more to the wealthy driving the deficit higher , so they then will destroy anything going to the middle class and the poor, or robbing us to pay their donors off for more campaign funds. They claim covering Pre-existing conditions, but they leave out they'll cover them at much , much higher costs for the American people, and just another scam they're playing on the people. trump likes inciting others to be violence, especially for him.

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9. K&R

That louse and his spawn have spent far too much time in our precious state. I want them out of office and never come back here to Montana, it's too great to litter.

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10. The Dotard is so trashy. Nt