Will McCarthy Address Santos Allegations When He Can't Afford To Lose More Than Four Votes?

Republican George Santos won one of the four house seats representing Long Island that the GOP won in the midterms. Now allegations are surfacing that much of the glowing biography he presented is false. Kevin McCarthy possibly needing Santos, among other questionable members of the caucus, to become speaker is discussed by Joy Reid and her panel.

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[johncaputo]

Lying about your education or prior positions will ALWAYS get you fired in the business world. Santos has to go.

[terrysteward]

Being a real Man means doing the right thing Kevin McCarthy is the furthest thing from a real man

[crismcdonough]

In Kevin's eyes, Santos won. That's all that matters to a republican. Truth and honestly is a far distant second.

[Point_Particle]

Hold on one second. Are you telling me there is a pathological liar in the Republican party? I just can't imagine that. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[robertcartier]

To Republicans, a politician lying his way into office is a feature, not a bug!

[ChunkySalsa]

How can someone that was evicted, and fined over $10k in court for back rent, turn around and have $700k to loan to his campaign? The same guy that was convicted of cheque fraud when he was 19 - it’s like someone is funding him

[minello]

This shouldn't even be a discussion, Santos defrauded the System and his district, he should be kicked out and not allowed to enter anywhere near Washington. The DOJ should also be looking at the vetting process and how Santos fooled everyone, this is a good case for indictment and prosocution

[davidblack]

Kevin McCarthy wants to lead but lacks what it takes to control his own people. He will ignore Santos just like
he does with MTG and the rest of those crazies.

[tevisstier]

No, he won't. In the real world this would be enough to get him dismissed from any job, but in congress, especially among republicans, it is all about power. So McCarthy will look the other way, especially if he can use it to get one step closer to being speaker, because at the end of the day that is all he cares about

[tnichlsn]

How hillariously sad. or is it sadly hillarious? For both Santos and those who voted for him, and, Kevin McCarthy, and the Republican Party.

[A._is_for]

Cawthorne lied about his academy entrance, donnie about his school results, Walker goes without saying...
I seem to notice a pattern

[erica]

THE BACKGROUND CHECK OF EVERYONE RUNNING FOR OFFICE, ESPECIALLY CONGRESS NEEDS TO BE SCRUTINIZED BEFORE THEY ARE SWORN IN IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE

[shankroidbeast]

If you applied for a job and got it, but the employer found out you lied about almost everything on your resume, you would be fired before you even started. How is this any different?

[markantrobus]

If Santos' public biography is made up, what was he actually doing for all those years?

[skinthekat]

Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.
Kevin can't get this Stealer's Wheel tune out of his head.

[Eric_Von_Zipper]

If you misrepresent yourself to an employer, you will get terminated.

[docinparadise]

Reports also say santos is wanted in his home country for theft of a credit card from the patient his mother cared for.

[lindag]

The people in Santos's district should demand that he step down. In any job you are immediately fired if you lie on your application; and now this jerk can make and pass laws that can affect every person in the US, absolutely ridiculous!

[rays]

Santos should not be allowed to take office. He should be removed and NY should vote in a new person. If everything mentioned is a lie, he needs to be held accountable.

[reaganbush]

She never mentioned the fake animal charity