Congressional representative George Santos (34 years old) has fallen into several lies, and party members want him to resign: – I don’t want to, I oppose the Republican.
Republican George Santos taken in several Lies after securing a seat in the US House of Representatives in November’s midterm elections.
Among other things, he lied about his numerous college degrees, real estate ownership, his family’s ethnic background, and past higher-ups.
According to Reuters, his party colleagues in his home state of Nassau asked Santos to resign after the false scandal.
Jorge Santos is said to have told the media that he would not accommodate the party members’ wishes.
– I was elected to serve the three sons of the New York congressional district, not the party or the politicians. I am still committed to doing so. It is sad to hear that party members refuse to work together to achieve good results, to keep our community safe, and to reduce the cost of living. Santos wrote on Twitter: I will not resign.
Nassau County Republican Party Chairman Joseph Cairo no longer counts George Santos as a congressman.
– He is not welcome here in the Republican headquarters, neither in meetings nor on occasions. He offended the House of Representatives, and we do not consider him one of our members of Congress, Cairo says CBS News.
According to NTB, earlier this week an impartial watchdog accused Santos of violating campaign finance laws.
The Nassau State Attorney’s Office has also opened an investigation.
– I’m sorry
Santos beat Democrat Robert Zimmerman by 7.5 percentage points in the November midterm elections.
The election victory faded in November when reporters at the New York Times, CNN and other news outlets looked at his biography and began digging into Santos’ past.
– Did I embellish my CV? Yes, I did. And I’m sorry about that, Jorge Santos told the newspaper, “It shouldn’t have been done.” City and state.
He added that words cannot fully explain what he feels.
– But I’m still the same guy. I am not a fraud. I’m not a cartoon character. I am not a mythical being that someone made up.
Enemies in the New York Times
He wouldn’t speak to The New York Times, which was initially with the revelations. His attorney, Joe Murray, responded to the newspapers in a brief statement:
– It is not surprising that Santos had enemies in the New York Times who tried to tarnish his good name with these defamatory accusations.
According to The New York Times, the federal investigation is focused on financial matters, such as how Santos was able to loan his campaign $700,000.
in Santos Campaign website His bio was changed and updated after the revelation was announced in December.
“Organizer. Social media geek. General communicator. Bacon scholar. Proud pop culture trailblazer.”