Republican congressman-elect Anthony Constantino ordered a television reporter removed from his election-night celebration as supporters joined in chants demanding his exit. The confrontation interrupted a victory speech that included profanity-laced attacks on the press and praise for President Donald Trump. Security escorted the reporter outside, where he continued covering the event from the parking lot.
Constantino, the CEO of custom printing company Sticker Mule, addressed supporters in Amsterdam, New York, on November 3rd after running against Democrat Blake Gendebien for the state’s 21st Congressional District. The Trump-backed Republican sought the seat held by Rep. Elise Stefanik. His election-night gathering took place at the company’s prominent, 100-foot “Vote For Trump” sign, erected during the 2024 presidential campaign.
The speech included acknowledgments of political allies, including Trump, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and political adviser Roger Stone. A local television station carried approximately 15 to 16 minutes of the address at the beginning of its 11 p.m. broadcast. The station then switched to other regional election results while Constantino continued speaking to the room.
Fox News reported that Constantino is a former boxer and that his speech lasted 31 minutes. WAMC, whose reporter attended the gathering, published excerpts documenting his complaints about campaign coverage. Constantino accused journalists of failing to publicize his decision to release his phone number and objected to descriptions of Gendebien’s farming background.
His attention shifted to WWNY reporter Garrett Domblewski, who was standing among the journalists covering the gathering. Constantino demanded his removal and accused the station of deleting interviews he had given. “If you want to be tough on me, get out, get out, go right now. I’m not playing games,” he said, according to WAMC’s published account.
WWNY reported that five or six security guards escorted Domblewski from the building as Constantino and supporters chanted, “Kick him out. Kick him out.” The campaign had invited the station to attend, and Domblewski had interviewed Constantino earlier that evening. Part of that interview aired during the station’s 10 p.m. newscast, before the confrontation.
Watch Constantino order the reporter’s removal in the video he posted here:
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Constantino subsequently posted footage of the encounter, which WWNY covered on November 6th. The footage showed Domblewski standing with his arms folded while Constantino accused him of giving a “death stare.” In the accompanying post, Constantino defended the removal on security grounds and repeated his accusations about the station’s handling of interviews. WWNY denied deliberately deleting interviews or publishing a fabricated transcript. The station acknowledged that raw footage from a March 2025 interview had been deleted under its routine practices, explaining that it subsequently arranged another interview with anchor Jeff Cole and made that replacement interview available online.
Elsewhere in the address, Constantino spoke directly to people who had supported his Democratic opponent. City & State New York reported that he promised to spend the next two years earning those voters’ support. He also discussed his demanding approach to running his company and his treatment of employees. “I’m a very difficult boss, let’s just put it that way, but I get results for people,” Constantino said.
Featured image credit: screengrab from the embedded video.