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Democratic senate candidate Ruben Gallego responded to shock accusations tying him to drug cartels lodged by rival political Kari Lake. The failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate and MAGA ally claimed Gallego was “controlled by the cartels” and that “his own father was a Colombian drug trafficker” during a Sept. 30 appearance on Newsmax.
Gallego, who currently represents Arizona’s third congressional district, addressed Lake’s claims on Thursday, revealing that his father, with whom he has no relationship, is a “convicted drug dealer” and that “it’s a stain that our family has had to carry.”
"This is why my mom, my sisters and myself have worked our entire lives to really live the American Dream and to serve and honor this country despite what he has done,” he said, becoming emotional as he spoke.
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