In 2017, Rep. Greg Gianforte body-slammed a reporter for the Guardian newspaper and broke his glasses. Witnesses at the time said the Guardian reporter simply asked a question about the American Health Care Act. According to Business Insider, President Donald Trump has praised those 2017 actions. Trump called Gianforte “smart” and told people to not antagonize the Republican lawmaker. These comments come after concerns that Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in Saudi Arabia.