Eyewitnesses to the episode said that Mr. Jacobs approached Mr. Gianforte with questions about the Republican health care bill. (A Gianforte spokesman, in a statement, called Mr. Jacobs a “liberal journalist” who grabbed the candidate’s wrist, an assertion contradicted by witnesses.) Advertisement Continue reading the main storyTo political reporters, Mr. Jacobs’s experience seemed the troubling next step in a growing trend. Paul D. Ryan, the House speaker, said that Mr. Gianforte ought to apologize, even as he declined to withdraw the Republican party’s support. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyStill, for Mr. Limbaugh, the idea that Mr. Trump had inspired bad behavior was preposterous.

Source: New York Times May 26, 2017 01:22 UTC