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Vice President JD Vance’s Nassau County stop, billed as a crime-fighting rally, turned into a high-stakes political maneuver as he endorsed Republican Mike LiPetri for New York’s 3rd District — a seat LiPetri lost to Democrat Tom Suozzi last time. Vance slammed Suozzi for siding with party leaders over constituents, while LiPetri, eager for a rematch, smiled through the spotlight, touting his Trump ties and Vance’s backing. Meanwhile, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, eyeing a gubernatorial run, joined the fray, accusing Medicaid of fraud — a claim swiftly rebutted by Suozzi and Governor Hochul’s team, who accused Blakeman of wanting to gut Medicaid and shift policing to immigration. With a primary looming against fellow Republican Greg Hach and Suozzi’s sharp retorts, the event revealed how government appearances often become election battlegrounds — all while accusations fly over money, motives, and misdirection.

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