WATCH: Trump Praises Body-Slamming Congressman, Mimes Assault Of Reporter

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At a campaign rally in Montana Thursday night, President Donald Trump crowed about Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) and the time he body slammed Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs, an attack for which Gianforte later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge.

“He’s my guy,” Trump grinned after miming the assault to laughter and applause.

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  1. Trump’s going to love prison—nine-tenths of the folks he’ll meet there are severely lacking in impulse control. He’ll just be full of admiration all the time.

  2. I look forward to his mime of bone-sawing!

  3. Can anyone confirm where Dotard was when Khashoggi disappeared?

  4. Which dotard Trump or the King Of SA?

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