He was silent for days. Now, a Congressman-elect is breaking his silence about some serious allegations. JohnBDias reports.
after a New York Times article exposed himSantos confessed to lying while running to represent the people of New York's 3rd District, which parts of northern Long Island and northeast Queens. "I'm not going to make excuses about this, but a lot of people overstate in their resumes, or twist a little bit themselves. I'm not saying I'm not guilty of that. I'm just saying I've done so much good work in my career," Santos said.
"I want to make sure that if I disappointed anyone by resume embellishment, I am sorry," Santos said."One thing is, I will be sworn in, I will take office to be able to be an effective member of the legislature."about the historic election he was a part of - the first time two openly gay candidates were facing off in a general election for Congress - he talked about morals.
"I always said, we have fundamental obligation, a moral obligation to leave a better country for the next generation that when we found it, and I don't believe that's the direction the country is going in," Santos said at the time. Long Island Democrats have been calling for Santos to step down. Legislator Josh Lafazan said"George Santos has now publicly admitted to what we have all known for a week: He is a liar and a fraud." "Opposition research is a key part of any campaign," said Republican political consultant Michael Dawidziak."If they didn't know about this, then it is shocking."
When asked if he will sue the New York Times for defamation, Santos said he doesn't know what his options are, but will look into it.
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