A former Republican lawmaker slammed his party’s chosen Senate candidate, saying he should drop out of the donor race for liberal New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Former Rep. Peter King said Wednesday that Senate candidate Mike Supply-Corn is withdrawing after it was revealed that his security company had donated $1,000 to President Donald Trump’s nemesis James. said it should.
“The right thing to do is [Sapraicone] What we need to do is withdraw from the campaign, and if not, we will ask President Trump to withdraw,” King said during an appearance on WABC’s Sid & Friends.
“I think he’s done with it,” King later told the Post, referring to Supply Corn.
He said it was “indefensible” that the candidate donated to Mr. James, who recently won a conviction in a civil case against Mr. Trump, and the former president has amassed a staggering $355 million. I was ordered to pay and it was over. President Trump is appealing the verdict and punishment, calling it a politically motivated “witch hunt.”
Mr. Supply Cohn’s company, Squad Security, donated $1,000 to Mr. James’ re-election campaign on March 8, 2022, when Mr. James’s office was actively investigating Mr. Trump.
Supply Kone and his company donated $150,000 to Democratic candidates including disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, according to exposed campaign records.
Many Republican businessmen, including Mr. Trump himself, have donated to Democratic lawmakers who have controlled statewide offices in the deep-blue Empire State for decades.
King acknowledged that business owners often donate to campaigns from “both sides,” but said “there are limits.”
The longtime congressman said his party cannot suppress votes by supporting Saprakorn and alienating pro-Trump voters.
Donations to the Democratic Party were raised by two other candidates vying for the Republican nomination. One of the Trump backers is Karla Castronuova, a former Golden Globe boxing champion and celebrity fitness trainer on the TV show “The Biggest Loser,” and businessman Josh Eisen.
Supplykone said she has no plans to go anywhere after running against Gillibrand, who received 84% of the vote at the state Republican convention and enjoys overwhelming support.
“Despite the cries of unsuccessful candidates, including my two opponents in the race for the U.S. Senate nomination, who received a measly single-digit vote share, I have no intention of dropping out of the race. , we are moving full speed ahead to defeat Kirsten Gillibrand in November and help President Trump win New York,” he said in a statement.
The candidate also said that he is “voting my vote and fully supporting” President Trump when he runs for president this year.
“President Trump and I were born in the same hospital in Queens, built successful businesses, watched Mets games from adjacent box seats, and had the good fortune to exchange a few words with him over hot dogs several times. We did it,” Supplykorn said. “I will work hard to get President Trump back in the White House and carry out his policies on Capitol Hill.”
This is yet another embarrassment for the New York Republican Party, enraged by its decision to run George Santos, a liar, for Congress without conducting background checks to debunk a series of controversies and fabricated claims. Although Santos won the election, he was expelled from Congress and ultimately shunned by many within the party.
The newspaper reached out to state Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox for comment.
