Embattled Republican Rep. George Santos is strongly denying claims that he once performed as a drag queen
“The most recent obsession from the media claiming that I am a drag Queen or ‘performed’ as a drag Queen is categorically false,” the New York congressman tweeted Thursday after a Brazilian drag performer posted a photo of herself with another individual dressed in drag that she claims is Santos. “The media continues to make outrageous claims about my life while I am working to deliver results. I will not be distracted nor fazed by this,” the tweet continued.
CNN has not independently verified the images. In an interview with CNN, Rochards said that it’s Santos in the pictures, adding that she knew him from LGBTQ events he attended in the town of Niterói, near Rio de Janeiro, where she said he was well known in the gay community. Rochards said she recognized Santos from a recent news report and dug up the old pictures but was surprised to learn that Santos was a Republican. “I don’t know him now, I only knew him then,” she said.
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