On the heels of the killing of Khashoggi: Trump praises U.S. congressman from Montana who body-slammed reporter
“Any guy that can do a body-slam ... is my guy,” Trump told supporters at the rally, adding that he was concerned at first that the incident would jeopardize Gianforte’s campaign.
“I said: ‘Oh, this is terrible, he’s going to lose the election.’ Then I said: ‘Well, wait a minute, I know Montana pretty well, I think it might help him,’ and it did,” Trump said.
Gianforte, who won the election, pleaded guilty to assaulting a reporter.