By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
Former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens made a brief stop in St. Joseph at Rosecrans Memorial Airport today as part of a state fly around.
Greitens, who resigned as governor, declined to answer a question posed to him: who voters should trust, him or his ex-wife who has accused him of abuse
"Well, you know what's really clear is that President Trump came out and he said last night as you saw Eric Schmitt's campaign is a campaign rooted in great dishonesty," Greitens tells reporters. "And the fact is every honest journalist whose looked at this has already seen the records, that the doctor, the dentist, the therapist, and the mediator already said all of these allegations were false."
Greitens also accuses Republican primary opponent Eric Schmitt of orchestrating a smear campaign against him.
"And as President Trump came out and said just last night, Eric Schmitt's campaign was a campaign rooted in tremendous dishonesty, you've got fake polls, you've got false allegations, and what's so fantastic is to see the way the people of Missouri see through those lies," Greitens says.
Greitens is part of a crowded Republican field that also includes Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler and Congressman Billy Long vying to replace retiring US Senator Roy Blunt. 21 Republicans are running for the seat.