CNN anchor John Avlon has announced his bid for Congress in New York’s first district, vowing to “crush Trump’s MAGA minions.”
“Right now, our democracy’s in danger,” Avlon claims in a video posted online announcing the campaign. “This election is not a drill. It’s up to all of us to step up and get off the sidelines,” he says. “We need to build the broadest possible coalition to defeat Donald Trump, defend our democracy, and win back the House from his MAGA minions who don’t even seem interested in solving problems,” he continues.
In addition to his career at failing CNN, Avlon was the editor-in-chief of far-left The Daily Beast and co-founded No Labels. His wife, Herbert Hoover’s great-granddaughter Margaret, hosts PBS’s “Firing Line.” Avlon is being advised by former Democratic congressman Steve Israel, according to reports.
New York’s first congressional district covers the eastern two-thirds of Suffolk County on Long Island.
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