Republican official who 'would have shot' Guardian reporter resigns
Source: The Guardian
Karen Marshall steps down as head of outreach for Gallatin County Republican Women after remarks regarding Ben Jacobs assault by Greg Gianforte
Greg Gianforte pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault after his confrontation with Ben Jacobs. Photograph: Stringer/Reuters
Last modified on Wednesday 25 October 2017 17.24 EDT
The Republican party official who advocated shooting a Guardian reporter has resigned from her position.
Karen Marshall, who headed outreach for the Gallatin County Republican Women, stepped down from that post, according to a Facebook posting. In a radio interview last week, Marshall said she would have shot the Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs, who was physically assaulted for asking Greg Gianforte about healthcare in May, as Gianforte ran for US Congress.
Jacobs asked Gianforte a question about the Congressional Budget Offices score of a proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act the day before the Montana Republican was elected to Congress. Instead of answering the question, Gianforte slammed Jacobs to the ground, breaking his glasses, and then jumped on the Guardian reporter and started punching him.
Republican official 'would have shot' Guardian reporter attacked by Gianforte
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If that kid had done to me what he did to Greg, I would have shot him, Karen Marshall, vice-president of programs for Gallatin County Republican Women, told the Voice of Montana radio program on Thursday.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/25/karen-marshall-greg-gianforte-guardian-ben-jacobs
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