FNC’s Alicia Acuna: I Saw the Whole Thing When Gianforte Body Slammed Ben Jacobs

>> Shannon Stunning turn of ░░░░░░░░ hours before the polls ░░░░░░░░ in the Montgomery special ░░░░░░░░ He claims a rrter ░░░░░░░░ to push a phone ░░░░░░░░ his face leading to ░░░░░░░░ incident caught on audio ░░░░░░░░ We re waiting to ░░░░░░░░ your decision on healthcare ░░░░░░░░ ll talk to you ░░░░░░░░ that later Shannon You ░░░░░░░░ there what can you ░░░░░░░░ us I can tell ░░░░░░░░ that I was in ░░░░░░░░ room with Fox News ░░░░░░░░ Keith and Fox News ░░░░░░░░ We were the people ░░░░░░░░ you could hear Ben ░░░░░░░░ ask can I get ░░░░░░░░ names We were setting ░░░░░░░░ to do an interview ░░░░░░░░ arrived early to set ░░░░░░░░ We were in a ░░░░░░░░ adjacent to a volunteer ░░░░░░░░ for his campaign that ░░░░░░░░ about to happen and ░░░░░░░░ he came in We ░░░░░░░░ talking and introduced himself ░░░░░░░░ chitchat about Bozeman in ░░░░░░░░ when Ben Jacobson placed ░░░░░░░░ recorder right up to ░░░░░░░░ about here and started ░░░░░░░░ him questions about the ░░░░░░░░ report on the Republican ░░░░░░░░ bill and you heard ░░░░░░░░ happened from there I ░░░░░░░░ was standing about two ░░░░░░░░ D Jacobs when it ░░░░░░░░ There was a table ░░░░░░░░ between I saw the ░░░░░░░░ thing when he grabbed ░░░░░░░░ by the neck both ░░░░░░░░ slid him to the ░░░░░░░░ Body slammed him and ░░░░░░░░ on top of him ░░░░░░░░ started punching and yelling ░░░░░░░░ him and Ben Jacobs ░░░░░░░░ to his knees grabbed ░░░░░░░░ glasses and you heard ░░░░░░░░ talk about his glasses ░░░░░░░░ broken and wanted the ░░░░░░░░ called I need to ░░░░░░░░ you the Greg Gianforte ░░░░░░░░ has released a statement ░░░░░░░░ that Jacobs aggressively shoved ░░░░░░░░ recorder in the Gianforte ░░░░░░░░ face and Greg then ░░░░░░░░ to grab the phone ░░░░░░░░ in his face Jacobs ░░░░░░░░ Greg s wrist and ░░░░░░░░ away from Greg As ░░░░░░░░ result of this three ░░░░░░░░ Montgomery s largest newspapers ░░░░░░░░ rescinded their endorsements of ░░░░░░░░ Now the candidate is ░░░░░░░░ to appear in court ░░░░░░░░ between now and June ░░░░░░░░ That s the most ░░░░░░░░ they can get But ░░░░░░░░ reason we re here ░░░░░░░░ in Montgomery is for ░░░░░░░░ special election for the ░░░░░░░░ vacated by zinke when ░░░░░░░░ was appointed to interior ░░░░░░░░ for President Trump This ░░░░░░░░ the election today And ░░░░░░░░ close here at 8 ░░░░░░░░ P M Mountain time ░░░░░░░░ Montana s have been ░░░░░░░░ for about four weeks ░░░░░░░░ through absentee voting and ░░░░░░░░ voting and they have ░░░░░░░░ that and the majority ░░░░░░░░ them have already turned ░░░░░░░░ their ballots Shannon Shannon ░░░░░░░░ witness to those events ░░░░░░░░ night Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ report.