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Speak to gianforte one-on-one. and they told me they decided in the past they weren't. and i just figured he was standing around there and just reach out and get his response to the cbo score, that he had been talking about that he'd been holding off his opinion on health care until he saw the cbo score. but went up and asked him about it and sort of said -- you know, just followed up and said, you've been talking about this. just wanted to get your response. and then he sort of said, no, i've had enough. and next thing i know, i'm being body slammed. and he -- you know, he's on top of me for ...

At least in trump world -- love you, don -- alternative facts. >> thank you. >> enough said. >> both sides do. >> totally right, totally right. >> let's listen to ben jacobs himself. he spoke to msnbc chris hayes. listen to how he described the altercation. >> went up and asked him about it and should have said, you know, tried to -- you know, talk to my communications person. i just followed up and said, you know, you've been talking about this, just wanted to get your response and then he should have said no, i've had enough and next thing i know i'm being body slammed and he -- you know, is...

You've been talking about this. just wanted to get your response. and then he should have said no, i've had enough and next thing i know, i'm being body slammed. and he is on top of me for a second. my glasses are broken. it's the strangest -- the strangest moment in my entire life reporting. >> it was certainly a strange interaction as captured by the audio we played. now the gianforte campaign has a new statement out. they allege that basically this reporter, jacobs, was being aggressive and badgering. let me read you that quote, tonight as greg was giving a separate interview in a private i...

Response. he should have said, no, i've had enough. the next thing i know i'm being body slammed. and he is on top of me for a second, my glasses are broken. the strangest moment in my entire life reporting. >> does he scream and raise his voice while he does it or just body slams you. >> the audio was talk to my communications person and he grabs my recorder and phone, but the audio should be up right now on "the guardian." throws me down, my glasses break. i'm pretty sure he's on top of me for a second and then screams at me to get the hell out. and, yeah, his staffer comes in. just very str...

Been talking about that he'd been holding off his opinion on health care until he saw the cbo score. but went up and asked him about it and sort of said -- you know, just followed up and said, you've been talking about this. just wanted to get your response. and then he sort of said, no, i've had enough. and next thing i know, i'm being body slammed. and he -- you know, he's on top of me for a second. my glasses are broken. it's the strangest -- the strangest moment in my entire life reporting. >> you walk into the room, and you say, i'd like to get your -- i want to get your response to the c...