Constantino says standing by Trump and fighting ‘BS’ spared him from Dem onslaught in midterms

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Anthony Constantino — who survived one of the nastiest House races in upstate New York by “being authentic” and standing by the president — is poised to become one of the GOP’s most outspoken voices in the minority.

The CEO of custom printing company Sticker Mule, who burst onto the political scene in 2024 by putting a huge “Vote for Trump” sign on the roof of his factory in the city of Amsterdam, spoke to The Post Thursday after declaring victory in his midterm race — one of the few bright spots for Republicans in an election where Democrats seized control of the House and Senate.

“I stood by the president. I stood by him doing good things,” he said, when asked about his survival strategy. “I just try to be authentic, be honest. I’m authentic. I’m not just trying to sell them a line of BS in order to win a seat.

“President Trump was right to say if he was on the ballot and if other people fought, stood by him more aggressively, we would have better outcomes.”

Constantino’s brand of political confrontation included ripping reporters as “a–holes” and “scumbags” in his victory night speech and partnering with political “prince of darkness” Roger Stone, who helped persuade him to run.

“I give him a lot of credit. He saw me as a person that had no political experience and but built a great company,” Constantino said.

Asked why he teed off on a pair of TV reporters during his moment of triumph, Constantino explained: “They deleted two of my interviews, put up a fake transcript, and then when I started, you know, criticizing the guy crossed his arms and tried to stare me down … I have to be mindful of security in an event. And just because you’re a reporter doesn’t mean you’re not an unstable person.

“You are an a–hole if you’re going around calling other people a–holes for no reason,” he continued, blasting an article about his affiliation with Stone. “I think the biggest drag in the race was the evil media.”

Constantino defeated Democratic challenger dairy farmer Blake Gendebien by about 6,000 votes, 51-49, in the 21st Congressional District that Trump carried by 20 points when his predecessor Rep. Elise Stefanik was on the ballot. Gendebien conceded Friday.

Constantino self-funded his race, spending $17 million out of his pocket. But he doesn’t know if he’ll self-fund a 2028 re-election campaign.

He spoke about his decision to hire private eyes to investigate his opponent, initially to chase down an unconfirmed allegation, then to chase a rumor of illegal dumping.

“So we originally did a drone flight to look for, you know, look for dead cows, and then we found this giant dump site,” he said of Gendebien’s farm. Gendebien denied the allegation and said he was cleared by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation.

Constantino blasted Republican gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman, who ended up getting trounced by Gov. Kathy Hochul, despite earlier hopes of peeling away disgruntled Democrats downstate.

“They just go to political dinners with other political people and they talk to high propensity Republicans,” he said of party officials. “Bruce Blakeman should have done what I did: go out and meet regular people … But he just went to political dinners. All they want to do is go to dinner, and pat each other on the back and eat food with donor money.”

He said his advice to Blakeman went nowhere.

“I gave him advice and they told me they don’t want to listen to me,” he said – on a day Blakeman unloaded on Stefanik for failing to “lift a finger” to help other Republicans after she ripped his campaign.

Blakeman slammed Constantino, who had online compared him to a “headless chicken.”

“Anthony Constantino was by far the worst candidate I ever encountered. I ran way ahead of him in his District and if it weren’t for me he wouldn’t have won. See you in two years, pal,” Blakeman posted on X.

Constantino said Stefanik would have performed better: “She’s very smart, and she would run a different race. And I think you know I think she would have done better.”

He said he plans to ask Republican leaders to put him on the House Oversight Committee, where Democrats are already warning unnamed targets to “lawyer up.”

With fellow New Yorkers — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer — set to assume leadership when Constantino is sworn in alongside self-described New York socialist Darializa Chevalier, the MAGA warrior said he’ll focus on trying to persuade his Democratic opponents rather than simply attacking them.

“I can talk to anybody. I don’t even mind talking to them and telling them why their ideas are bad,” he said of incoming socialists.