While embattled Rep. George Santos received his committee seats, there were new calls for a deeper dive into his past.
on Steve Bannon's"War Room" program last week."I was elected by 142,000 people. Until those same 142,000 people tell me they don't want me, we'll find out in two years."
"I'll tell you where it didn’t come from: China. Ukraine. How about that?" he said during the mostly friendly interview, before pivoting to say that he's focused on working on the issues that matter to his constituents — like addressing a crime ring of auto thefts in affluent neighborhoods in his congressional district.His comments came after virtually thefrom Congress, saying he was"disgraced" and needed to step aside.
"George Santos' campaign last year, was a campaign of deceit, lies and fabrication," Nassau County GOP Committee Chairman Joseph Cairo, Jr. said, while joined by roughly three dozen GOP elected officials, calling him a stain on the party and Congress."He deceived the voters of the 3rd Congressional District. He deceived the members of the Nassau County Republican Committee, elected officials, his colleagues, candidates, his opponents and even some of the media.
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