George Santos, Duped by NAMBLA Prank, Exits Race for Congress

Metro Weekly— George Santos has abandoned his race for Congress after failing to raise money, and being duped into making a Cameo praising NAMBLA.

dailym.ai—George Santos is OUT of the race for Congress: Long Island liar claims he doesn't want to split the vote as an Independent and hand Democrats a win. Filings with the Federal Election Committee (FEC) released Monday show no contributions and no expenditures for his campaign committee. He did not qualify for the GOP primary in June, but could still run as an Independent

Gothamist—Ousted NY Rep. George Santos says he won't run for Congress again after all. Former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., sits on the House floor before the start of President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address to the joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, March 7, 2024. He still faces a federal indictment and criminal trial this fall. [ more › ]

MSNBC—George Santos' long-shot bid for Congress was doomed to fail from the start. Documented liar and alleged fraudster George Santos has ended his independent bid for a House seat that he had little chance of winning, saying he did not want to split the vote with his Republican rival and risk electing a Democrat. Announcing the withdrawal of his candidacy for New York's 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, Santos wrote on X that although he is critical of Republican candidate Nick LaLota's "abysmal record," running against him would "all but guarantee" that the Democratic...