Trump voters are split on whether it's 'appropriate' for politicians to body-slam reporters

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published 12 June 2017

President Trump's supporters are nearly evenly split on whether it's "appropriate" for a politician to body-slam a journalist, a Public Policy Polling survey released Monday revealed. While 45 percent of Trump supporters said that it was not acceptable for a politician to use physical force against a reporter, 42 percent said it was.

The poll was released on the day incoming Republican Rep. Greg Gianforte (Mont.) was sentenced to 20 hours of "anger management" after he pleaded guilty to body-slamming a Guardian reporter. Gianforte will not serve jail time, though he will also have to perform 40 hours of community service.