Tuesday did not go smoothly for embattled Long Island Rep.-elect George Santos Then again, the same could be said for his political party
To start the day, he refused to comment to reporters late Tuesday morning while hurriedly blowing by a media scrum, leading them on something of a chase en route to his Washington, D.C., office.After racing through what appeared, at times, to be the underbelly of the Longworth Office Building, one of three constructed for the U.S. House of Representatives, he went up an escalator and he and his staff closed -- and locked -- his office door.by the Speaker of the House.
He has denied that he will step aside, even as heaps of alleged mistruths, partial or outright lies involving a range of subjects from his mother to education to job history, sexual orientation and He was seen as one of the GOP's few bright spots in what was otherwise an underwhelming midterm election. But as reports began to emerge that he had lied about having Jewish ancestry, a career at top Wall Street firms and a college degree, Santos turned into a distraction to Republicans preparing to take control of the House., GOP House leaders, including McCarthy, have notably remained silent. Some lawmakers are concerned that he’s prepared to take office under a cloud of uncertainty.
Congressman-elect George Santos is full-steam ahead with preps for his swearing in. Chris Glorioso reports. Until 2020, Santos had no assets and an income of $55,000 from LinkBridge Investors, according to financial disclosure statements filed with the clerk of the House.
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