Paul Ryan: Greg Gianforte ‘should apologize’ after assaulting a reporter

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House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that the Republican House candidate in Montana who assaulted a reporter Wednesday night should apologize.

“Yeah, I think he should apologize,” Ryan, R-Wis., told reporters when asked about Greg Gianforte, who body slammed a reporter and charged with a misdemeanor. “There is no time when a physical alteration should occur with the press or just between human beings.”

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