John Reid hosts rally in Henrico days after being asked to leave race
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Greeted by hundreds of supporters, John Reid took to the stage at Atlas 42 in Henrico vowing to remain the Republican party nominee for lieutenant governor five days after Gov. Glenn Youngkin asked him to step out of the race.
Youngkin's request came after he learned sexually explicit photos, which showed men in various states of undress, were shared to a Tumblr account with the same username Reid uses on a different social media platform.
Reid was not in any of the photos and said the account is not his.
(Dave Pearson for the Henrico Citizen)
Speaking Tuesday, Youngkin called the incident a distraction.
"The decision is John's and up to John. But, that's why I called him and that's what I wanted him to understand is that at a time when we need to be speaking about really important topics it's a distraction and I don't think that it's the best way for us to get a message out to Virginians," Youngkin said.
Wednesday's rally was supposed to be the unveiling of the entire Republican statewide ticket, but that fell apart after Reid and Youngkin's conversation.
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