Disgraced Rep. George Santos defiant after local GOP officials call for ‘immediate’ resignation over campaign lies

Cairo’s searing remarks were the first in a parade of more than a dozen Republican officials from around Santos’ district, each of whom called on the new lawmaker to give up his seat.

“He’s a national joke, he’s an international joke, but this joke’s got to go,” said Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin.

Other speakers called him a “stain” on the party who has acted like a “pathological liar.”

As his state allies abandoned him, Santos sounded defiant in Washington, D.C.

“I will not,” he said when bombarded by reporters on Capitol Hill asking if he will resign.

In a tweet Wednesday afternoon, Santos swung back at the Nassau Republicans, saying he regrets that they “refuse to work with my office to deliver results to keep our community safe and lower the cost of living.”

“I will NOT resign!” he added.

The latest blow to Santos came as the embattled freshman congressman, who was sworn into office just days earlier, has admitted making up key elements of his personal life, and is now under scrutiny by federal and local lawmakers.

Santos has been caught embellishing and, at times, outright lying, about his past, including his claims that he worked on Wall Street.

Santos has apologized to anyone “disappointed by resume embellishments,” but he vehemently denies committing any crimes.

As a member of Congress, Santos represents parts of Queens and Nassau County, a region of Long Island in New York. House Republican leadership has been quiet regarding Santos since he’s been sworn into Congress.

Article source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/11/watch-live-nassau-county-gop-officials-make-major-announcement-about-embattled-rep-george-santos.html