Montana GOP candidate Greg Gianforte defends competing Obamacare statements

Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte is defending competing statements about his party’s Obamacare repeal package that he has given in media interviews and conversations with donors who are backing his special election campaign in Montana.

Gianforte declined Friday in an interview with the Washington Examiner to endorse President Trump’s Obamacare repeal and replace legislation, which cleared the House on Thursday with just two votes to spare. But that same day, Gianforte said on a conference call with donors that he was pleased that the American Health Care Act was approved by the House.