GOP Candidate Expresses Regret for Not Seeking Trump’s Endorsement in New York Special Election

Published on March 1, 2024

GOP candidate Mazi Pilip, who lost the New York special election this month, said she regretted not seeking former President Donald Trump’s endorsement for the race. Ms. Pilip lost the race to Democrat Tom Suozzi to replace former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who was expelled from Congress last year. “Fake news that I do not support Trump. I love Trump. Great President. My mistake is not seeking his endorsement,” Ms. Pilip said in an X post on Feb. 29. Ms. Pilip distanced herself from the former president during her campaign and did not reveal whether she voted for him in 2020 until the final weeks of the race....