Politics & Government
White House Crasher to Run for Governor
Tareq Salahi says he will run as a Republican to avenge lawsuit Cuccinelli brought against him
Tareq Salahi, who, with his estranged wife, Michaele, infamously crashed a White House state dinner in 2009, says he will run for governor of Virginia.
Salahi told The Washington Post Wednesday that he will run, as a Republican, to avenge a recent lawsuit brought against him by another GOP gubernatorial hopeful: Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II.
Michaele Salahi is a 1984 graduate of Oakton High.
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“It's not part of reality TV. It’s not a stunt,’’ Salahi said in an interview. “It’s real.”
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