Since Montana is at the top of the news food chain, I thought I would write a quick diary about one of our elected officials response to the Gianforte incident. It is my first diary so go easy on me :)
Rep Kerry White, MT HD 64 is on record on his Facebook page spinning and lying about the Gianforte incident. Here is a link to his post and a few of his statements:
Facebook post
Greg never punched the reporter. Nothing in the police report about Greg punching reporter. Audio clearly indicates Greg asked reporter to leave. Reporter pushed staffers aside to illegally enter private property uninvited. When asked to leave, he refused. No audio of this as the reporter was on a mission to incite violence and intimidate Greg into a Montana reaction.
He also responds to commenters disputing his lies:
Not a respected member of the press. He is a pawn of fake news that staged an event knowing the national media was there. He trespassed on private property, was asked to leave and refused. He showed no respect for a candidate he dislikes and is trying to use this incident to discredit Greg. The audio clearly shows Greg told him he would answer his question later but the aggressive reporter would not back off.
Several commenters are asking him about his “Montana reaction” response. What does he mean by that? Please feel free to respond on that FB thread and call him out on his lies. Several of us have contacted our local news to see if they would like to interview Rep. Kerry White and have him go on the record with his statements.
I hope with every fiber of my being that Quist pulls a win today. I canvassed a few days ago and my friends have been knocking on doors for the past three days to get out the vote for Quist. People votng for Quist are very enthusiastic!