Montana Governor Still Mysteriously Missing as State Suffers Devastating Floods

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, a man best known nationally for once body-slamming a reporter, has been missing for the past few days as the state experiences devastating and historic flooding. The governor’s office refuses to say where Gianforte currently is, only stating that he left the country sometime last week, according to the Montana Free Press.

The mysterious disappearance of Gianforte, described as a “personal trip,” according to the Montana Free Press, couldn’t have come at a worse time. Montana has been struggling with horrific flooding that has hit homes, washed out at least six bridges, and caused damage to the 308 and 212 highways. In fact, the floods are so bad Yellowstone National Park has been closed for the first time since the wildfires of 1988—just as the summer tourism season was really kicking off.

Lt. Gov. Kristen Juras, who’s apparently the Acting Governor of Montana right now, signed a disaster declaration on Tuesday, which should free up money for assistance. Federal disaster relief experts have also mobilized to the region, with FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell landing in Helena on Wednesday night, according to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.

Criswell is scheduled to hold a press conference today at 2:30 p.m. local time with Lt. Gov. Juras in Red Lodge, a town that’s seen some of the worst flooding. Damage to infrastructure in Montana currently stands at an estimated $29 million, according to the Chronicle, with a formal request sent to President Biden along with six federal agencies for relief money: the EPA, the Dept. of Energy, the Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Geological Survey, HHS, and the Dept. of Transportation.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/montana-governor-still-mysteriously-missing-as-state-suffers-devastating-floods/ar-AAYx9Uz

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Maybe he's.... never mind. We can hope.

[Sneederbunk]

2. Busy beating a journalist somewhere.

[mitch96]

17. +1 First thing I thought of...nt

[EYESORE 9001]

3. Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail?

[Marthe48]

6. Or maybe the A.T.

or maybe Argentina?

[Ohio Joe]

4. ummm... "he left the country sometime last week"

[in2herbs]

8. Given the patriot that he is maybe he went to Ukraine?? /snark/

[IggleDuer]

5. Perhaps he has a wife who is in labor.

N/T

[maxsolomon]

7. Agleast he ain't no dam Soshlyst

Face it, MT, Greg wasn't going to do shit for you anyway.

[blueknight73]

9. Maybe they're lying

And he is in the ICU with Covid

[Ritabert]

10. MT was quick to file for FEMA relief

Hard to pretend you're rugged self reliant red staters when a disaster hits.

[Trailrider1951]

11. Hey, Montana:

Republicans DO NOT FUCKING CARE! If you want a governor who cares about Montanans, elect a DEMOCRAT!

[Grasswire2]

12. David Niewert, RW extremism expert and good guy is keeping an eye on this.

Niewert's wife is from Montana.

He told me yesterday that he's watching for clues.

I suspect that Gianforte went to Hungary. Maybe?

[Hugin]

13. That makes total sense...

Or perhaps he's got the 'rona.

[2naSalit]

16. He and Daines...

By the way, where's that slime bag? They are up to something. Don't forget, besides body slamming a journalist, he was in the House until that week. When he came back here he and the R legislature immediately attacked the state supreme court justices, they still are.

Hopefully this will sting enough to make him a one term governor.

[DBoon]

14. anyone try looking in Cancun?

[Mad_Machine76]

15. Appalachian Trail?