Missouri Senate GOP hopeful Eric Greitens hunts political opponents with guns in ad
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Missouri GOP Senate hopeful Eric Greitens posted an ad Monday depicting him and people dressed in military-style uniforms hunting down political opponents with guns.
Greitens was forced to resign as Missouri's governor in 2018, a move that came after allegations that he engaged in an extramarital affair in which the woman alleged he physically abused and threatened her. Greitens' resignation was part of a deal with a St. Louis prosecutor to drop a felony charge alleging misuse of a charity donor list to raise funds for his 2016 gubernatorial campaign. Greitens also stands accused by his ex-wife of abusing her and their young son. Greitens has denied any wrongdoing.
Greitens, a former Navy SEAL, opens the ad by saying he's "going RINO hunting." "RINO" is short for "Republican in name only," a phrase hard-right Republicans sometimes use for those they deem insufficiently conservative.
