The Muted Republican Reaction to Greg Gianforte’s Assault Charge
On Capitol Hill, Republican lawmakers have reacted to the news with a mixture of evasion, defensiveness, and vague condemnations of violence.
Montana Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte three newspaper endorsements over his altercation with a reporter who asked Gianforte about the controversial GOP health-care bill, and a Montana sheriff cited Gianforte with misdemeanor assault early Thursday morning. But the reaction from the candidate’s would-be Republican colleagues in Congress has been far more muted.
