Posted on 03/08/2024 3:27:54 PM PST by Coronal
Former Rep. George Santos announced Thursday night that he will run for New York's 1st Congressional District, challenging a Republican who voted to expel him from Congress.
"Tonight, I want to announce that I will be returning to the arena of politics and challenging Nick for the battle over #NY1," Santos wrote on X, referring to Rep. Nick LaLota.
Santos argued that "New York hasn’t had a real conservative represent them since I left office arbitrarily, thanks to RINO, empty suits like [LaLota]."
"I look forward to debating him on the issues and on his weak record as a Republican," he added.
The tweet was posted during President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.
Asked by NBC News about Santos’ announcement, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said, “I wasn’t aware he was doing that.”
In a fundraising post shortly after the announcement, LaLota said: “To raise the standard in Congress, and to hold a pathological liar who stole an election accountable, I led the charge to expel George Santos. If finishing the job requires beating him in a primary, count me in."
Santos was elected in 2022 to represent New York's 3rd District, based in Long Island and Queens. He was part of a group of New York Republican representatives, elected in districts Biden won just two years earlier, who were instrumental in helping the GOP gain a majority in the House.
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Love it. That would be funny if Sanots unseated his persecutor.
lol.
He fights.
This guy is an ANIMAL - and he is continuing to make the GOP PAY THE PRICE for their STUPIDITY in kicking him out of Congress.
definitely has my vote.
He should use the campaign slogan “At least you know who I really am!”
Santos stole an election?
RINO LaLota is not telling the truth.
LOL. “More integrity than Bob Menendez”
If he would just switch parties, his history of lying would become resume enhancement.
Campaign slogan:
“I got caught. You didn’t—yet.”
Lol.
GO GEORGE………I am behind you 1000% these bastards on our side ALWAYS taking the moral high ground at the demise of our nation YET the bastards are ALL corrupt themselves SPIT!!!
Indeed.
“If he would just switch parties, his history of lying would become resume enhancement.”
Like this guy...
https://ballotpedia.org/Alcee_Hastings
“Alcee Hastings (Democratic Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida’s 20th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 1993. He left office on April 6, 2021.
Hastings (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Florida’s 20th Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Hastings was first elected to the U.S. House in 1992 from Florida’s 23rd Congressional District.[1] In 2012, District 23 was renamed District 20 due to redistricting. Hastings won election that year in the newly designated District 20.
Prior to his election to Congress, Hastings served as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida from 1979 until 1989, when he was impeached on counts of perjury and bribery and removed from office.[2]
During his time in Congress, Hastings had served as the senior member in the House Committee on Rules.”
He is MAGA.
Who doesn’t lie when running for office?
Maybe his case was a bit extreme but nobody ever doubted he is Hispanic, unlike a certain blue eyed, blond “Native American”.
Hastings crimes were much worse—he took bribes as a judge—hard to get ickier than that.
The “we must hold ourselves to a higher standard” RINOs never hold themselves to any standards at all.
Congress is full of liars and cheaters. Why pick on Santos?
He is "openly gay" and "married" to his "husband".
Tell me, how exactly is promoting that crap going to 'make American great again'?
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