Trump: No regrets about cheering congressman who body-slammed reporter

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Source: the hill



By Jordan Fabian - 10/19/18 04:38 PM EDT

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The president said Friday that Gianforte's assault of a reporter last year was in "a different world" and "a different league" than what happened to Khashoggi, a dissident journalist who was allegedly murdered by a team of Saudi agents inside his country's consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2.

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"I heard that he had body-slammed a reporter," Trump said. "I said, 'Oh, this is terrible, he’s going to lose the election.' But then I said, 'Well, wait a minute, I know Montana pretty well, I think it might help him,' and it did."

The comments provoked laughter from rally-goers and condemnation from news media organizations.

"All Americans should recoil from the president's praise for a violent assault on a reporter doing his Constitutionally protected job. This amounts to the celebration of a crime by someone sworn to uphold our laws and an attack on the First Amendment by someone who has solemnly pledged to defend it," said Olivier Knox, president of the White House Correspondents' Association. ...........................

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/412318-trump-no-regrets-about-cheering-congressman-who-body-slammed-reporter

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This if the US President saying it is OK and joking about a Congressman physically knocking down a Reporter. damn

I have been away from the news the entire day. Have any Republican leaders called trump out on this??

Link to tweet

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1. Joe Walsh to GOP: After Trump's Gianforte remarks, 'don't ever complain again' about left-wing viole

Good on Joe for speaking up.

Link to tweet

Joe Walsh to GOP: After Trump's Gianforte remarks, 'don't ever complain again' about left-wing violence
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/412219-joe-walsh-to-gop-after-trumps-gianforte-remarks-dont-ever


By John Bowden - 10/19/18 10:45 AM EDT


Right-leaning radio host and former GOP Rep. Joe Walsh (Ill.) warned Republicans on Friday that President Trump's remarks Thursday about Montana Rep. Joe Walsh (R) prohibit the right from complaining about violence from left-wing groups.

Walsh tweeted Friday morning that Trump "encourages & applauds physical violence" after the president appeared to praise Rep. Greg Gianforte's (R) body-slam of a reporter during the 2017 Montana special election at his campaign rally Thursday night.

"The President encourages & applauds physical violence against a journalist," Walsh tweeted.

"Hey Republicans, don't ever complain again about violence coming from the Left," he added.......................

[sakabatou]

2. Trump is a sick SOB

[truthisfreedom]

3. Again condoning violence. Encouraging violence. Be best, mr president.

[Midnight Writer]

4. I am so sick of hearing this "Trump is tone deaf" bullshit. He knows exactly the message he sends.

[Progressive Jones]

5. Trump's low quality followers eat this stuff up.

The loutish grunts who show up at Trump rallies love the phony tough guy act.

[Snellius]

6. What about cutting their body into pieces with a bone saw?

"Yeah, cut 'em up. Lock 'em up in camps. Burn 'em up in ovens."

[ck4829]

7. Kick

[groundloop]

8. 'body slammed' is too nice.... he ATTACKED AND ASSAULTED a reporter.....

and needs to be in prison instead of getting kudos from Tiny (the wannabe president).

[riversedge]

9. I would settle for Trump doing hard labor for the rest of vile life.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. Any Level Of Labor Would Be Hard. . .

. . .for that silverspoon twit.

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11. WINNER!!