According to his own words, Santos is not going to resign. Santos was caught lying about, among other things, his work history, education and family background.
Eelis Bjurström,
Erja Tuomaala
18:43•Updated 19:15
In New York, during the evening, the Republican leadership will present newly elected congressman George Santos with his resignation. Told about it Politico magazine (you will switch to another service). The Republicans will hold a press conference on the matter.
According to the Reuters news agency, Santos says he will not resign.
Santos was elected to the United States Congress in the November 8 midterm elections.
He has lied about his work history, education and family background, among other things.
– My sin is that I embellished my resume. I’m sorry, said Santos, who was elected from the state of New York To New York Post (you will switch to another service) December 16, 2022.
Santos told the New York Post that he is not a criminal and vowed to be efficient and good as a representative.
Accused of being anti-Semitic
On Santos’s campaign page, among other things, it was said that his mother was Jewish and that his grandparents had fled the Nazis during World War II.
Santos told the New York Post that he is clearly Catholic. However, he defended himself by telling his grandmother’s stories, according to which the grandmother had a Jewish background, but that she had converted to Catholicism in time.
Santos’ Democratic Party opponent Robert Zimmerman accused Santos on Twitter of anti-Semitism after information about his family background became public.
Earlier, Zimmerman demanded that the Department of Justice hold Santos accountable for his lying. In another tweet, Zimmerman called for Santos to resign and run a separate election against him again.
– Face the voters with your real past… Let the voters choose, Zimmerman tweeted at the time.
Story edited on January 11 at 19:14: Added information that Santos is not going to resign.