(MENAFN) On Saturday, Democratic Congressman Lloyd Doggett of Texas slammed U.S. President Donald Trump for openly praising a Republican counterpart for mugging a reporter in his try for Congress last year.
On his Facebook account, Doggett stated Trump commended Montana Republican Representative Greg Gianforte just as he rejected to make an attitude against the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Gianforte had pleaded guilty to violently attacking reporter Ben Jacobs, who had asked him a question about healthcare.
"Trump's continued attacks on 'fake news' and the press as 'the enemy of the people' encourages violence against journalists here and elsewhere," said Doggett. "We either get a real check on Trump - we push back firmly now - or American democracy will be pushed down."
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