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USA Today – Montana Republican Greg Gianforte apologizes for assaulting Guardian reporter – Stevens Institute of Technology’s Plan to Honor Greg Gianforte Stirs Outrage
Montana Republican Greg Gianforte formally apologized to The Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs for body slamming the journalist on the eve of Gianforte’s election to the U.S. House of Representatives. The House member-elect has also pledged to donate $50,000 to the non-profit Committee to Protect Journalists.
"My physical response to your legitimate question was unprofessional, unacceptable, and unlawful," he said in a letter to Jacobs Wednesday. "As both a candidate for office and a public official, I should be held to a high standard in my interactions with the press and the public. My treatment of you did not meet that standard."
Gianforte also confirmed that Jacobs did not initiate physical contact with the Montana politician. "I had no right to assault you," Gianforte added.
Ryan W. Miller , USA TODAY
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Stevens Institute of Technology’s Plan to Honor Greg Gianforte Stirs Outrage
A wealthy technology entrepreneur, he has in the past lobbied against a local ordinance in Montana that protects people in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community against discrimination in housing and employment, and his family’s foundation has donated extensively to anti-LGBT rights, anti-abortion, creationist, and climate-change skeptic organizations, several news outlets have reported.
By Suhauna Hussain
Full Story: http://www.chronicle.com/article/Stevens-Institute-of/240273
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