Retiring Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., snubbed the Democratic Party again by endorsing former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in the Maryland Senate race.

Manchin, who changed his affiliation from Democrat to independent on May 31, endorsed Hogan on Thursday over the Democrat candidate, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks.

“Forget about being a Democrat or Republican,” Manchin told DC News Now in Hagerstown, Maryland. “Larry Hogan is just the right person with the right attitude for the job. He’s not afraid to speak against your party and he won’t be controlled by any party or any type of ideology.”

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