MSNBC's Joe Scarborough on Thursday linked President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE's rhetoric to an incident Wednesday in which Montana GOP House candidate Greg Gianforte allegedly slammed a reporter to the floor.

"Yesterday, we joked about being able to draw a straight line from Donald Trump to some of the things that he's being investigated for," Scarborough said on "Morning Joe."

"You can draw a straight line from Republican candidates thinking that sort of behavior's OK when you have Donald Trump berating reporters throughout the entire campaign, saying, suggesting terrible things."

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Scarborough pointed to various incidents of Trump blasting reporters and news organizations. He referenced Trump's past comments when he tweeted that the "FAKE NEWS media" was the "enemy of the American people."

"This is not a big leap from what the head of the Republican Party is saying everyday and what happened last night in Montana," Scarborough said.

Montana law enforcement officials charged Gianforte with misdemeanor assault following the alleged physical altercation with a reporter.

Gianforte allegedly slammed reporter Ben Jacobs to the floor at the candidate's campaign headquarters in Bozeman as The Guardian reporter posed questions about the Republicans' ObamaCare repeal plan — a charge Gianforte denies.

Trump often goes after members of the media and refers to articles or networks as "fake news."