I’m going to keep this brief because there’s very little information, but Ben Jacobs, a Guardian reporter, is reporting on Twitter:
Greg Gianforte is the Republican candidate in tomorrow’s special election for the U.S. House in Montana; his Democratic opponent is, of course, Rob Quist.
Jacobs is promising audio from the Guardian and potentially video from another source:
Other reporters (NBC’s Katy Tur) are saying they know he’s not joking:
It’s not clear exactly what happened yet, of course. But this seems like important news in advance of the special election tomorrow.
Thursday, May 25, 2017 · 3:52:58 AM +00:00 · DiesIrae
Late night update: everything’s been confirmed. The local Fox station’s team that was in the room and saw everything is describing the attack as follows:
At that point [Jacobs had done nothing violent], Gianforte grabbed Jacobs by the neck with both hands and slammed him into the ground behind him. Faith, Keith and I watched in disbelief as Gianforte then began punching the reporter. As Gianforte moved on top of Jacobs, he began yelling something to the effect of, "I'm sick and tired of this!"
It’s even been posted on Fox News. This guy should be in jail.