Republican Candidate Charged With Assault as Montana Votes
- Special election is Thursday to replace Trump appointee Zinke
- Fox News crew corroborates Guardian reporter’s allegation
Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte campaigns on May 23, 2017, in Great Falls, Montana.
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A U.S. House election Thursday in Montana that was shaping up as a referendum on President Donald Trump is drawing national attention for another reason: The Republican candidate was charged with assaulting a reporter who was trying to ask him a question.
On the eve of the special election to fill a seat vacated when Trump appointed GOP Representative Ryan Zinke to become interior secretary, candidate Greg Gianforte was accused of attacking a reporter for the Guardian newspaper of London.