New York’s newest House Republicans say Rep. George Santos is making their own donors squeamish and their voters suspicious.
Newly elected New York Republicans are pushing legislation aimed at hitting Rep. George Santos financially. | Francis Chung/POLITICONew York’s House Republicans are racing away from the walking political grenade known as George Santos.’ New York colleagues, particularly the four who flipped tight battleground districts last fall, are working — out in the open and behind the scenes — to contain the blowback from the embattled lawmaker’s deceptions about his past.
After Rep. Anthony D’Esposito spearheaded a bill clearly aimed at George Santos, the Long Islander pushed back on Twitter. | Francis Chung/POLITICO “I don’t believe it. I think that’s just platitudes. And they’re making stuff up as they go just to find excuses to do what they’re doing,” Santos said of his fellow New York Republicans’ attacks. “The reality is simple: I was never a part of the little boys’ club, and they hated me from the moment I got the nomination to the moment I got elected.”
After D’Esposito spearheaded a bill clearly aimed at Santos, designed to prevent members convicted of certain offenses from then profiting off their story in the form of book deals, paid speeches, or movie and TV contracts, the Long Islander pushed back on Twitter. Asked if he saw any dramatic irony in the corruption allegations he shared, given his own record, Santos replied that he hasn’t been convicted of any offenses and has “never been punished or censured.” While he has admitted to lying about his education as well as other fabrications, Santos has danced around other questions about his past.
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