Former President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed Republican New York Senate candidate Mike Sapracorn, who reportedly donated to New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Supply Cohn's private security company, Squad Security, donated $1,000 to James' re-election campaign on March 8, 2022. new york post report. The attorney general's office was actively investigating Trump at the time.
Former Long Island Rep. Peter King, who is challenging Mr. Saprakorn for a Senate seat in the New York state Republican primary, raised the alarm about Mr. Saprakorn's donations to James, the newspaper reported. King said the donation was “indefensible” and that Saprakorn should cancel his candidacy to avoid interference from Republican House incumbents facing tough reelection in November. Stated. (Related article: Donald Trump supports gubernatorial candidate, says he is 'Martin Luther King on steroids')
President Trump fully supported Saprakorn against incumbent Democratic New York state senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who has held the seat since 2009.
“Congratulations to Mike Supply-Cohn for running against Kirsten Gillibrand, one of the worst senators in the United States Senate. “All she has to do is reflect on her failures, which is embarrassing for every New Yorker. After that, I thought she wouldn't even be able to consider running for president again,” Trump wrote.
“But people's memories are short. Let's go!” Mike is a strong and successful person. He looks forward to working with him to take back New York State from an influx of hundreds of thousands of immigrants who destroyed our schools, hospitals, parks, and increased crime. It will be multiplied many times over,” Trump continued. “I wish Mike the best of luck. He has my full support!”
President Trump was ordered to pay approximately $355 million to the state of New York, but this figure has been revised as follows: $454 million, on February 16 after the Republican front-runner lost a civil fraud case brought by James' office. Trump has appealed a New York Supreme Court ruling that found him guilty of inflating property values while doing business in the state.
