U.S. Congressman-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.), who been taking heat since admitting to embellishing his resume, sought to explain his actions in a heated television appearance on Dec. 27.
In an interview on Fox News with former presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard, who was filling in for host Tucker Carlson, Santos admitted to having made mistakes, but also sought to downplay those mistakes by noting that everyone makes them.
“I think we can all look at ourselves in the mirror and admit that once in our life we made a mistake,” Santos said. “I’m having to admit this on national television for the whole country to see, and I have the courage to do so because I believe that in order to move past this and move forward and be an effective member of Congress, I have to face my mistakes. And I’m facing them.”…