Republicans in New York on Jan. 11 called for Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) to step down.
“George Santos’s campaign last year was a campaign of deceit, lies, and fabrication,” Joseph Cairo, the chairman of the Nassau County GOP, told a press conference. “He deceived the voters of the 3rd Congressional District, he deceived the members of the Nassau County Republican Committee, elected officials, his colleagues, candidates, his opponents, and even some of the media.”
Santos, 34, has admitted to embellishing his resume after it was reported he lied about his work and education history.
Santos, who lost in a 2020 race for Congress, beat Democrat Robert Zimmerman in 2022 with 54 percent of the vote for a seat left open by former Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), who chose to run for governor. Santos was sworn into office on Jan. 7….