Brent Bozell & Laura Ingraham Should Match Greg Gianforte's $50K Donation to The Committee to Protect Journalists

If not for James Comey's testimony on Capitol Hill this would be a much bigger story.


Yesterday, newly elected Montana GOP Congressman Greg Gianforte issued a written apology to Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs and donated $50,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Last month, Gianforte body slammed Jacobs on the eve of the election when he attempted to ask the candidate a question about the CBO score of the AHCA. Gianforte still faces criminal charges for the incident later this month, but this act of restitution will likely go a long way in impeding any serious consequences of his actions.


Of course, at the time, many conservatives wrongfully blamed Jacobs for the incident. Laura Ingraham tweeted, "Did anyone get his lunch money stolen today and then run to tell the recess monitor?" while Brent Bozell tweeted, "Jacobs is an obnoxious, dishonest first class jerk. I'm not surprised he got smacked."


I wonder what Ingraham and Bozell think of Gianforte's apology and $50,000 donation to the Committee to Protect Journalists. As a matter of common decency they should match Gianforte's donation.