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Updated · Fox News · Nov 11
NY-21 Winner Anthony Constantino Ejects Reporter, Urges Trump to Pardon Diddy After 50.9% Victory
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Nov 11

NY-21 Winner Anthony Constantino Ejects Reporter, Urges Trump to Pardon Diddy After 50.9% Victory

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 11

Summary

  • Anthony Constantino used a 31-minute victory speech after winning New York’s 21st District to berate reporters, order one removed from the room and urge President Donald Trump to “free Diddy.”
  • The Sticker Mule CEO and Trump ally repeatedly cursed at the press, accusing outlets of misrepresenting Democrat Blake Gendebien as a “dairy farmer” and calling specific reporters out from the crowd.
  • Constantino beat Gendebien 50.9% to 48.8%, succeeding outgoing Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, who endorsed him after deciding against seeking reelection.
  • The episode adds to Constantino’s combative public profile: he drew national attention in 2024 for a 100-foot “VOTE FOR TRUMP” sign that survived a legal challenge and cast the ruling as a free-speech win.
  • Constantino, who campaigned on loyalty to Trump and business credentials, is set to join the 120th Congress on Jan. 3, 2027.

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