UPDATE: The calls are intensifying for Congressman-elect George Santos to step down after he admitted to lying on his résumé. However, his campaign told LisaRoznerTV he still has every intention of being sworn in.
Santos said he's sorry he"embellished" his résumé, but he believes he still deserves to serve the voters of Long Island and northeast Queens who elected him.that the 34-year-old Republican falsely claimed he graduated from Baruch College, that he is the descendant of a Holocaust survivor, and that had worked for Goldman Sachs and Citigroup"If I was trying to defraud the people like everyone is saying, I could have listed bigger names," Santos said.
"George Santos is a pathological liar who defrauded the voters of New York state. He should be held accountable," Rep. Ritchie Torres said."I have trouble believing he legitimately lent his campaign 94% of his salary. Where there's smoke, there's fire, and there needs to be an investigation." Santos still has not addressed how exactly his wealth has skyrocketed in the past several years by"consulting," but did say it allowed him to give a large amount of money to his congressional campaign.
In a statement Tuesday afternoon, a rep for Santos said, in part,"As a millennial, George did what he had to in order to evade smear campaigns put forth by elitist organizations like the. Santos is wholeheartedly ready to claim the decisive victory he earned in Congress and be the voice of New York's 3rd District.
Joseph Cairo Jr., the chair of the Nassau County Republican Committee, expressed disappointment, including the Holocaust claim, but is standing with Santos, saying, in part,"I expected more than just a blanket apology. Residents want him to deliver tax relief and pass laws that will make our neighborhoods and nation safer. What's more, George Santos will have to continually prove that he has learned his lesson.
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