Politics & Government

That's Governor Salahi to You?

Infamous White House crasher says he will run for Virginia Governor.

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.

“Its not part of reality TV. It’s not a stunt,’’ Salahi said in an interview. “It’s real.”

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