Montana

On Friday evening, in previewing Trump's upcoming "war room" effort in response to the escalating media reports about Russia, the WSJ reported that one of the contemplated changes was a drastic cut to Trump's Twitter privileges, with lawyers allegedly tasked to comb through and preapprove the president's social media outbursts, to wit:

Political pundits were closely watching last night's special election in Montana for two reasons: to see if there is an anti-Trump sentiment shift in this hard-line republican state, and whether the "body slamming" scandal that sent shockwaves just one day prior would cost Republican frontrunner Greg Gianforte the election.

Montana Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte reportedly "body slammed" Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs during an interview after being pressed for his opinion on the CBO healthcare score. Gianforte is the Republican candidate in Thursday's special election for Montana's open U.S. House seat.

"I'm sick and tired of you guys! The last time you came in here you did the same thing. Get the hell out of here! Get the hell out of here!

it was supposed to be a relatively quiet weekend, after what may have been the most dramatic, "turmoily" week for political and market news in years. It wasn't.