BOZEMAN, MT—Montana congressional candidate Greg Gianforte caused great controversy yesterday, the day before the Montana special election, by allegedly attacking Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs for asking a question about the Trump administration's new healthcare bill.

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Today, Gianforte has come out forcefully to set the record straight. He said that he only body-slammed Jacobs in response to his inquiry in order to give the healthcare bill in question a chance to prove its effectiveness.

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"I am a man of few words. I am a man of action," Gianforte said in a short statement.

"His question made me honestly think about the American Health Care Act (AHCA). I care strongly about my potential constituents, and I want to make sure they're getting the coverage and care they need."

"For this reason, I immediately enlisted Mr. Jacobs in a quest to find out just how well the new healthcare bill works," continued Gianforte.

"Could I have explained this to him a little better, or at all, before I did so? Certainly. But you have to remember the election is today, and I could be congressman very soon. So there was no time to waste."

"Moreover, I already explained that I am a man of few words. I am more a man of body slams."

I am a man of few words. I am a man of action. - Montana congressional candidate Greg Gianforte

"I've already said too much."

At press time, Gianforte was said to be planning to evade his taxes this year, just to make sure that the beloved and valued IRS is doing its job catching those committing tax fraud.

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