Far from being chastened by the widespread criticism, mockery and rejection that George Santos has received after having admitted to fabricating many aspects of his life story, the newly elected U.S. congressman is breezily carrying on in Congress. He is refusing calls for his resignation all while rewriting the narrative in real time.
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., laughs before U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington. Besieged Republican Rep. George Santos arrives on the House floor most days to deliver short speeches -- celebrating women-owned small businesses, a special high school in his district or raising concern about various countries in crises.
"I was elected by the people to come here to represent them, and I do that every day," Santos told The Associated Press in a brief interview off the House floor. "What I see in the post-truth era is not just that people are lying or lying more, it's that they're lying with a political purpose," he said. "The really scary part is getting away with it."
Fellow Republican Rep. Anthony D'Esposito of New York, a freshman who won election last fall from the neighboring Long Island district, said: "I don't think it's the state of politics. I think it's state of an individual -- and the state that he's in is one of delusion." "He should have resigned a long time ago," said Rep. Robert Garcia of California, the Democratic president of the freshman class who sponsored the resolution to expel Santos.
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