Gianforte smiled, pointed at the reporter and said this: “We have someone right here. It seems like there is more of us than there is of him. I don’t have a simple solution for you. I will say that doing town hall meetings and getting out and visiting with people is very important.”

At a Billings Gazette editorial board a week later, he offered an apology for his comments about the press and said he fully supports the First Amendment, describing his remarks as a joke.

On Tuesday, the Guardian shared a video on Facebook of a different reporter trying to ask Gianforte about his support for Donald Trump. It might be the exchange that Gianforte referenced when yelling at Jacobs on Wednesday that “The last guy did the same damn thing.”

In that video, Paul Lewis approaches Greg twice to ask him questions. The first time, Gianforte says, “We’re here to visit with our folks here.” As he starts to walk away, Lewis says, “Sure, that’s great. You stand for Congress you get questions from journalists.” Gianforte said he will talk to them next week. “That’s what the guy told you.”

Lewis said, “We’re not here for next week,” as Gianforte leaves. Apparently later at the same event, Lewis approached Gianforte to ask “about the national question, just about Mr. Trump, very, very quickly.”