Overview
- Santos posted a video on X declaring, “Good luck, New York … After 37 years, I’m out,” following Zohran Mamdani’s landslide victory.
- He criticized Republican Curtis Sliwa for staying in the race and said he would have preferred Andrew Cuomo to Mamdani.
- He followed up with expletive-laden posts attacking Sliwa, referencing the Guardian Angels leader’s red beret and cats.
- He did not say where he plans to move next, and some users on X responded by cheering his departure.
- He pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, received an 87‑month sentence in April, served about 84 days, and was released after President Trump commuted the sentence last month.