Jacobs made the
dramatic allegation on May 24 on his Twitter page. Gianforte’s campaign pushed
back quickly, calling Jacobs a liberal journalist, and accusing the reporter of
being aggressive and causing the incident by allegedly grabbing Gianforte’s
wrist. However, a Fox News reporter wrote that she and
two others saw the incident and “at no point did any of us who witnessed this
assault see Jacobs show any form of physical aggression toward Gianforte.”
The audio captures what sounds like an altercation, and then a male voice
saying after Jacobs asks about healthcare, “I’m sick and tired of you guys. The
last (unintelligible) that came in here you did the same thing. Get the hell
out of here! Get the hell out of here! The last guy did the same thing, you
with the Guardian?”
“Yes, and you just
broke my glasses,” says Jacobs.
“The last guy did
the same da*n thing.”
“You just body
slammed me and broke my glasses,” Jacobs says, saying he’s going to call the
police.
“Get the hell out
of here.
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