Abuse allegations spark calls for Missouri Senate candidate Greitens to exit race

Annie Andersen: A MISSOURI SENATE CANDIDATE ACCUSED OF PHYSICAL ABUSE.. AND NOW HIS PARTY IS TURNING AGAINST HIM. 

FORMER GOVERNOR and current Republican senate candidate ERIC GREITENS IS IN 

THE SPOTLIGHT AFTER HIS ESTRANGED WIFE FILED A REQUEST IN COURT: 

TAKE SOT- SARA MACHI, KSDK REPORTER

<<sheena greitens outlined allegations of physical abuse and threats of political influence saying that her former husband knocked me down and confiscated my cell phone wallet and keys and in another incident she saw him cuffing her then three-year-old son across the face yanking him around by his hair.”>>

Annie Andersen: GREITENS HAS BEEN THE FRONTRUNNER IN THE RACE SINCE ANNOUNCING

GettyImages-79006428.jpg (already in the drive)

HE WANTS TO REPLACE LONG TIME SENATOR ROY BLUNT WHO IS RETIRING. 

TAKE SOT- ERIC GREITENS

<<”we’re excited. We got a great grassroots team, and we’re in this race.”>>

Annie Andersen: WHILE MISSOURI WAS NOT TOO LONG AGO A BATTLEGROUND STATE.. THAT ISN’T NECESSARILY THE CASE ANYMORE.

TRUMP WON IT BY 15 POINTS. 

GREITENS WAS NO STRANGER TO SCANDAL WHILE GOVERNOR.  

HE RESIGNED AFTER JUST A YEAR in office. SURROUNDED BY allegations- INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND REVENGE PORN. 

NOW WITH THE MOST RECENT REPORTS- SOME REPUBLICANS ARE DRAWING A LINE IN THE SAND.

TAKE SOT- REP. VICKI HARTZLER (R-MO)

<<”“It’s time for Eric to get out of the Senate race and get professional help.”>>

Annie Andersen: SHE’S IN THE RACE.. SO NOT QUITE OBJECTIVE

BUT MISSOURI SENATOR JOSH HAWLEY AGREES WITH HER SAYING “If you hit a woman or a child, you belong in handcuffs, not the United States Senate.

OTHERS, LIKE CHAIR OF THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE, RICK SCOTT, SAY WHILE THE ALLEGATIONS ARE “DISTURBING” 

HE THINKS” voters are going to make a good decision.”

GREITENS IS DENYING THE CLAIMS.. SAYING REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP IS BEHIND IT.

TAKE SOT- ERIC GREITENS

<<”you’re going to be able to connect the dots directly to Mitch McConnell.”>>

Annie Andersen: 2022 SENATE RACES HAVE BEEN PLAGUED BY ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE.

A PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN FRONT RUNNER DROPPED OUT BECAUSE OF IT.

AND A GEORGIA SENATE CANDIDATE IS STILL IN THE RACE AFTER HE ADMITTED TO ABUSING HIS EX-WIFE. 

STRAIGHT FROM DC I’M AA