Two members of the Republican party are at odds after tense moments at the State of the Union on Tuesday. TimMcNicholas reports on an exchange between Rep. George Santos and Sen. Mitt Romney.
It happened just hours after a group of Santos' constituents rode a bus to D.C. from Long Island and handed a petition to his staff calling for his removal from office.
"We are not comfortable with the lies, the deceit. We want a vote to expel," a constituent told a staffer."I received 142,000 votes. I just received a petition with a little over 1,000 signatures on it. Answer... does the math add up?" Santos said.When asked Tuesday if the House Ethics Committee is investigating Santos, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy replied yes. McCarthy later clarified his remarks and said that he meant Santos is the subject of Ethics Committee complaints.
If the Ethics Committee does find serious wrongdoing, it could lead to Santos' expulsion from Congress. He has denied doing anything illegal, but lies on his resume, questions over his campaign finances and, now, an allegation of sexual misconduct have led to growing criticism of Santos, including from fellow Republicans.We requested an interview with Santos earlier Tuesday, and a spokesperson said,"If the interview is about the investigation and not the State of the Union or his guest, then he is not available.
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