"Montana stands with Texas in this fight." Gov. Gianforte: "Our Constitution gives the states the right to self defense. That's what Governor Abbott's doing, and that's why we're here standing with him today."
The big question coming up at the national level is this: did Montana child protective services remove a child from her family because they didn't support her wishes of identifying as a boy? The State of Montana says no.
From the "LibsOfTikTok" to the Manhattan Institute's Chris Rufo- conservative commentators are piling on: we understand something like this would happen in California...but it's happening in Montana?
I said it before we took off for Vegas- you never know who you're going to run into at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Check out this big Montana news that Donald Trump, Jr. just shared with us.
Gov. Gianforte: "We're announcing a new gun manufacturer investing $50 million in Helena...their gun last year at the SHOT Show was voted "Best in Show" and they're going to be manufactured right here in Montana."
This is huge news for Glendive and Eastern Montana. An ammo manufacturing business is setting up shop in Glendive with a $125 million investment that should eventually lead to 350 good paying jobs in Montana. I spoke with the company's CEO Thursday.