Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte has put himself firmly on top of the news cycle by allegedly body slamming a Guardian reporter who was asking about the American Health Care Act’s CBO score. Gianforte ran a failed campaign for governor of Montana in 2016, now has his eyes set on the vacated house seat left by Secretary of the InteriorRyan Zinke, but his reported vicious slam of Ben Jacobs on the eve of the election could leave put him behind the 8-ball. Assault is the opposite of cashing in Money in the Bank.
The audio of the event is crazy enough, but until eyewitnesses are thoroughly vetted by the police on the scene, the Internet will have jokes. Many, many jokes. Almost all of which are either wrestling themed. Gianforte does kind of look like Tully Blanchard, to be fair.
Time to catch my big-ass foot, Hannity pic.twitter.com/arz0cCaN6J
— Treb (@treblaw) May 25, 2017
We’re all getting worked, this is clearly what the Montana story is leading towards. pic.twitter.com/4Ihim1tb3I
— Mike? (@MikeCosimano) May 25, 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Video of Montana House Candidate Greg Gianforte's assault on reporter Ben Jacobs… pic.twitter.com/G7s63bTLx0
— Thor: NIGnarok (@hosienation) May 25, 2017
When the candidate thinks this is my first trip to the top rope pic.twitter.com/g2is3iiSt2
— BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL (@edsbs) May 25, 2017
Never had someone I've interviewed try to bodyslam me. Could get fun if they did.
— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) May 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/jasonkirksbn/status/867540592980570114
When I show the candidate a new world of pain and he thinks he's safe in the hospital but he's not pic.twitter.com/G09YpHxV67
— BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL (@edsbs) May 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/brianpickett/status/867542527720787968
IT'S A WORK, YOU MARKS.
— bbs (@BurritoBrosShit) May 25, 2017
When they put the recorder in your face pic.twitter.com/rbyQ7wiV1C
— Godzilla Shammgodzilla (@FanSince09) May 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/867551097552089089
https://twitter.com/Grabaka_Hitman/status/867544064220155904
I can't believe Gianforte's security helped him give a reporter The 3D
— Doc Destructo (@Doc_Destructo) May 25, 2017
in 1986 i was interviewing ronald reagan and after i asked him about his plans for lunch that day he F5’d me
— Bill DiFilippo (@billdifilippo) May 25, 2017
George Soros paying left-wing reporters to take exaggerated bumps for Republican candidates like Saints Row insurance fraud missions
— K. Thor Jensen 🐀🐀 (@kthorjensen) May 25, 2017
When a reporter asks me about the CBO score pic.twitter.com/KKoIY5dwBb
— Godzilla Shammgodzilla (@FanSince09) May 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/MrBrandonStroud/status/867558176086007808
So if Gianforte’s next political maneuver fails (he’s currently down one point in the polls), he’ll definitely have a chance to make an appearance the next time WWE makes it through Big Sky Country. He is a political ally of the current administration, who loves them some McMahons. Hell, maybe Gianforte can start a stable of politicians currently under investigation for Russian conflicts of interest. They can be called: The Preexisting Conditions.
