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 Drew AngererDisgraced ex-Republican George Santos has killed his short-lived bid for a new seat in Congress, announcing his withdrawal from the race for New York's 1st Congressional District on Tuesday.
"I have decided to withdraw from my independent run for #NY1," Santos wrote on X.
He added that he didn't want his run to be portrayed as a "reprisal against" incumbent Nick LaLota, a fellow GOP rep Santos has said he personally dislikes. In an interview with The Daily Beast earlier this month, Santos vehemently denied his bid for LaLota's seat was a "revenge run" against the ex-colleague he once called a "meathead."
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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