Congressman George Santos (34) has been caught out in several lies, and party members want him to resign: – I don’t want it, replies the Republican.
Republican George Santos became taken in several lies after winning a seat in the US House of Representatives in the November midterm elections.
Among other things, he lied about several college degrees, real estate, his family’s ethnicity, and previous high-level jobs.
According to Reuters, his own party colleagues in his home state of Nassau in New York have called for Santos to step down after the lying scandal.
George Santos is reported to have told the media that he will not fulfill the wishes of party members.
– I was elected to serve the people of New York’s Congressional District Three, not the party or the politicians. I remain committed to doing it. It is sad to hear that party members refuse to work together to achieve good results and keep our society safe and reduce the cost of living. I will not resign, writes Santos on Twitter.
Nassau County Republican Party Chairman Joseph Cairo no longer counts George Santos as one of his congressmen.
– He is not welcome here at the Republican headquarters, neither for meetings nor for events. He has dishonored the House of Representatives and we don’t consider him one of our congressmen, says Cairo CBS News.
According to NTB, an impartial watchdog earlier this week accused Santos of violating campaign finance laws.
An investigation was also opened by the Nassau prosecutor’s office.
– Excuse me
Santos beat Democrat Robert Zimmerman by 7.5 percentage points in the November midterm elections.
November’s election victory fizzled as reporters from The New York Times, CNN and other media outlets considered the CV he had posted and began digging into Santos’ background.
– Have I embellished my CV? Yes i did it. And I’m sorry about that, it shouldn’t have been done, George Santos told the publication City-state.
She added that words cannot fully explain how she feels.
– But I’m still the same guy. I’m not a fraud. I’m not a cartoon character. I am not a mythical being invented by someone.
– Enemies in the New York Times
He won’t speak to the New York Times, which was first with the revelations. His attorney Joe Murray responded to the tabloids in a short statement:
– Unsurprisingly, Santos has enemies in the New York Times who are trying to tarnish his good name with these defamatory allegations.
According to the New York Times, the federal investigation focuses on financial issues, such as how Santos was able to lend $700,000 to his campaign.
Al Santos campaign website His biography was edited and updated after the revelations were made public in December.
