Santos ends congressional bid for New York's 1st District

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNN Politics

Published 5:31 PM EDT, Tue April 23, 2024


CNN — Former New York Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from the House and is facing federal charges, said he is withdrawing his bid for Congress in New York’s 1st District.

“I have decided to withdraw from my independent run for #NY1…I don’t want my run to be portrayed as reprisal against Nick Lalota… Although Nick and I don’t have the same voting record and I remain critical of his abysmal record, I don’t want to split the ticket and be responsible for handing the house to Dems,” Santos said in a post on X.

Santos previously announced he was leaving the Republican Party and would run his congressional comeback bid as an independent.

“I have meet with leaders and with constituents and I have made the decision to hang it up here and stop perusing this race, THIS YEAR! The future holds countless possibilities and I am ready willing and able to step up to the plate and go fight for my country at anytime,” Santos said. Santos has pleaded not guilty to 23 federal charges, including alleg

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[OnDoutside]

1. Checks bank account ....

[lastlib]

2. His statement, like everything else about him.....

is composed wholly of the same stuff I used to shovel out of my barn. It's bullshit. HE is bullshit.

[Permanut]

3. That's great. Now he'll be available..

for a position in the restored and glorious administration of His Heiny Mango Mussolini, something commensurate with his abilities

[PatSeg]

4. Ha, ha, ha!

All his supporters will be so disappointed.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

5. please get him into prison

[onlyadream]

6. Whew, that's my district

And it’s bad enough we were stuck with Zeldin.

[AZ8theist]

7. A TRUE American hero....

Was this a Scaramucci-length campaign???

[GreenWave]

8. Did he even get any donations? Not even himself, of course.

[brush]

9. The crook/liar/fabulist refuses to fade into the obscurity that awaits him.

It will envelop him soon though as there's no market for such a scoundrel. Those tricks of his only work once.

[cstanleytech]

10. He could always ask Trump for a job as Trump's Mini-Me.

[Angelo244b]

11. Georges next campaign....

Maybe George can move to Skeeter Holler Louisiana, or maybe to Fister Suck Alabama. He could probably win there, those idiots will believe anything...

[Oopsie Daisy]

12. I'm guessing that that he's making more with Cameo "happy birthday" videos...

[Kennah]

13. Say it ain't so

[electric_blue68]

14. Good! Bye!

[ZonkerHarris]

15. He will "stop perusing" the seat. LOL lovely typo. what an idiot.

[oasis]

16. Na na na na, na na na na

hey hey .....Goodbye.

[TBF]

17. Can we gag this one along w/Trump? nt

[TlalocW]

18. Good. I'm sure it wouldn't have happened

But just the thought of his running again and opening up the possibility that he would return to Congress pissed me off.

[republianmushroom]

19. The sheep stop donating so he gave it up.

[area51]

20. Santos/DeVolder/Kitara: "... go fight for my country at anytime,...."

Ah, so he'll be moving back to his native Brazil. Cool.

[Eugene]

21. He raised zero campaign funds. It's like nobody trusts him anymore.

Mr. Santos/Devolder/Zabrowski needs to find a new grift.

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

22. He said ...

"I am ready willing and able to step up to the plate and go fight for my country at anytime,”

He is only 35 years old and you can join the Army up to age 42.

I can just see him as the new Sgt. Bilko.

[Vinca]

23. Guess the donation scamming is over.