George Santos is about to get greeted by a bus full of petitioners calling for his resignation
Washington DC - Controversial politician George Santos is about to attend his first State of the Union address, as a handful of his constituents are planning to meet him there and protest for his resignation from Congress.
Santos become a household name in political circles back in December when it was revealed that he fabricated large parts of his resume which helped him get elected to represent New York's third congressional district in the US House.
Ever since, his tenure as a congressman has been shrouded in controversy as more lies from Santos have come to light, including falsely claiming he was of Jewish heritage, misrepresentations about his education and career, and a recently resurfaced Twitter post from July 2021 in which he wrote that "9/11 claimed my mother’s life."
The Republican tried to clean up the lie about 9/11 by telling OAN that his mother was actually in Lower Manhattan during the attacks, and died in 2016 from the effects of the toxic dust that permeated after the buildings collapsed. But according to ABC News, immigration documents show that Santos' mother wasn't actually in the US during 9/11. When asked about this, he said it "remains a mystery," and has continued to stick to his story.
On Monday, Santos revealed that he was invited to president Joe Biden's State of the Union address in Washington DC, and plans to attend on Tuesday with a plus one - former firefighter Michael Weinstock, who did rescue work at 9/11's Ground Zero.
Weinstock is also a lawyer and Democrat that ran to represent the same district in the House that Santos currently represents. He told the New York Times that he wants to go to shed light on "the issue of 9/11 responders receiving the health care that they need without being sullied by George Santos."
That may be easier said than done, as a bus full of Santos' constituents are also heading to DC for the address, hellbent on demanding his resignation.
Constituents of George Santos head to DC to call for his resignation
Early Tuesday morning, a group of about 45 constituents reportedly boarded a bus in his district of Roslyn Heights, Long Island, heading for the nation's capitol. Their sole intent is said to be delivering a petition calling for Santos' resignation to him and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy. It apparently has over 1,500 signatures.
Multiple members of both political parties have called for Santos to step down, but he has continued to refuse to do so.
McCarthy has oddly defended him throughout the circus, stating he will intervene if Santos' issues reach a "legal level."
Adding to the fray, a former aide to Santos sent a letter to the House Ethics Committee claiming Santos sexually assaulted them on January 25. The aide is asking for an investigation to be conducted into the incident.
Scott MacFarlane of CBS News shared early Tuesday that he spoke with Santos, who said he is not concerned or bothered by the caravan.
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