Some elected officials are urging Missouri's ex-Gov. Eric Greitens to end his bid for the U.S. Senate following claims that he abused his ex-wife and child. Greitens calls the allegations 'completely fabricated.'
Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens gestures while speaking to reporters in Jefferson City on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, after he filed to run in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Greitens resigned in 2018 a year-and-a-half into his first term as governor, but is staging a political comeback as he seeks the seat being vacated by the retirement of incumbent Republican Sen. Roy Blunt.
Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens gestures while speaking to reporters in Jefferson City on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, after he filed to run in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Greitens resigned in 2018 a year-and-a-half into his first term as governor, but is staging a political comeback as he seeks the seat being vacated by the retirement of incumbent Republican Sen. Roy Blunt.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A bipartisan group of elected officials and campaign rivals on Monday urged Missouri’s former Gov. Eric Greitens to end his bid for U.S. Senate following“Real men never abuse women and children. Period, end of story,” said GOP U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, a rival Senate candidate, in a recorded statement posted on Twitter. “It’s time for Eric to get out of the Senate race and to get professional help.
Greitens’ ex-wife, Sheena, made the allegations in an affidavit filed Monday in a custody case over their two children. She described his behavior as increasingly erratic after he was accused in January 2018 of having an extramarital affair with his hairdresser in St. Louis and taking a compromising photo of her to keep her from talking about it.Greitens is facing mounting calls to drop out of a competitive primary to be the Republican nominee for retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt’s seat.
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