Late-night TV hosts pounced on Greg Gianforte, who won the election on Thursday for Montana’s vacant House seat despite being charged with assaulting a reporter.
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Greg Gianforte won a special election on Thursday for Montana’s at-large seat in the House of Representatives, even after he was charged with assaulting a Guardian reporter the day before. The late-night hosts didn’ t know the results of the election when they taped their shows — but they knew the news would make good comedy.
Jimmy Fallon made a reference to a recent “Tonight Show” guest, the actor Dwayne Johnson, known as The Rock, who has executed his own share of body slams.
And Jimmy Kimmel poked some fun at the reporter, Ben Jacobs, who tweeted immediately after his altercation with Mr. Gianforte:
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Stephen Colbert donned his all-powerful furry hat again.
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