verb
to fall, to drop, to plop; to let slip (mention)
“Feijóo gana, pero Sánchez crece en votos y escaños y deja caer que intentará volver a gobernar[.]” — [Alberto Núñez] Feijóo wins, but [Pedro] Sánchez grows in votes and seats and lets slip that he will try to govern again[.]
Synonyms: caer
Literally, “to let fall”.