Trump praise for attack on Guardian reporter criticised by Downing Street

Violence or intimidation against journalists ‘completely unacceptable’, No 10 says

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Downing Street has indirectly criticised Donald Trump after he praised a Republican congressman for attacking a Guardian reporter, saying any violence or intimidation against journalists was “completely unacceptable”.

The response came after the US president drew cheers from the crowd at a rally by hailing Greg Gianforte, a Congress member for Montana, for having assaulted Ben Jacobs, the Guardian’s political correspondent, in May last year.

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