Republican George Santos

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Romney tells embattled Republican George Santos he 'shouldn't be ... (Reuters)

U.S. Senator Mitt Romney told embattled fellow Republican Representative George Santos on Tuesday that he should not be in Congress and shouldn't have taken ...

"He shouldn't be in Congress and they're going to go through the process and hopefully get him out," Romney told reporters after the speech. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - (This Feb.

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George Santos is a 'sociopath', fellow New York Republican ... (The Guardian)

Nick LaLota is one of a growing bipartisan number of people to call on Santos to quit over made-up résumé and investigations.

He also taunted Romney, [tweeting](https://twitter.com/Santos4Congress?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) “a reminder that you will NEVER BE PRESIDENT!” I think it’s reprehensible the senator would say such a thing to me … The last of only five members ever expelled was James Traficant Jr, an Ohio Democrat [removed in 2002](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/james-a-traficant-jr-colorful-ohio-congressman-expelled-by-house-dies-at-73/2014/09/27/fa98868a-4431-11e4-9a15-137aa0153527_story.html) after being convicted of crimes including obstruction of justice and racketeering. LaLota told CNN: “Mitt Romney is right on this one. I’ve been clear on George Santos for months now. if he had any shame at all, he wouldn’t be there”. Santos claimed to have Jewish grandparents who escaped the Holocaust, a It’s become an embarrassment and a distraction to the Santos [claimed](https://twitter.com/Santos4Congress?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) Romney told him he was an “ass” and to have retorted that the senator was “a much bigger asshole”. Even the negative attention drives him. [called on Santos to quit](https://www.axios.com/2023/01/11/scoop-third-ny-house-republican-calls-santos-resignation).

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GOP lawmaker: George Santos is "a sociopath" (Axios)

"He's all about the drama," LaLota said of his Republican colleague the day after the State of the Union.

- "He's all about the rhetoric," LaLota said of Santos. Mitt Romney's (R-Utah)](https://www.axios.com/2023/02/08/state-of-the-union-mitt-romney-george-santos) tense exchange with Santos at the State of the Union, in which Romney called him an "ass," per [Semafor](https://twitter.com/kadiagoba/status/1623161105404112897?s=46&t=aHsU93cukMVP2nrn-Wu92A). "He looks for that attention. "He's all about the drama. - "Mitt Romney is right on this one," LaLota said. Romney later said Santos is "a sick puppy" who shouldn't have been there.

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Republican calls liar George Santos a 'SOCIOPATH' who craves ... (Daily Mail)

Rep. Nick LaLota tore into his fellow New York Republican and famed fabricator George Santos as a 'sociopath.'

The school said he did not. Long Island and Queens residents gathered outside the U.S. The senator appeared to say, 'You ought to be embarrassed,' to the serial fantasist 'He's all about the rhetoric,' LaLota said of Santos. 'He shouldn't be in Congress and they're going to go through the process and hopefully get him out,' Romney told reporters after the speech. Some claims he has already walked back. That leaves Republicans in a bind. Ritchie Torres and Dan Goldman. 'He's all about the drama. George Santos ahead of the State of the Union. He later said he did not mean to confirm that Santos was the subject of a formal inquiry but that he was the subject of ethics complaints. Mitt Romney appeared to clash with Rep.

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New York Republican calls Santos a 'sociopath' (The Hill)

Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) called fellow New York Rep. George Santos (R) a “sociopath” on Wednesday, joining a growing list of voices calling on Santos to ...

[remained defiant](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3819304-santos-denies-performing-as-a-drag-queen/) despite lawmakers on both sides of the aisle calling for him to resign. “And every time I have to come to something like this and talk about George Santos, I can’t talk about what Republicans ought to be doing instead.” [with Santos](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3848663-romney-on-santos-hes-a-sick-puppy-he-shouldnt-have-been-there/) moments before President Biden delivered his State of the Union address. It’s become an embarrassment and a distraction to the Republicans in the House,” LaLota said. “He’s all about the rhetoric, he’s all about the drama, and he’s fallen far below the standard that we all should hold ourselves to.” [See all Hill.TV](https://thehill.com/hilltv) [See all Video](https://thehill.com/video) [Administration](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) [Finance](https://thehill.com/finance/) [News](https://thehill.com/homenews/) [Senate](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/) [See All](https://thehill.com) [Biden](https://thehill.com/people/biden/) [CNN](https://thehill.com/company/cnn/) [CNN This Morning](https://thehill.com/social-tags/cnn-this-morning/) [George Santos](https://thehill.com/tag/george-santos/) [George Santos](https://thehill.com/people/george-santos/) [George Santos](https://thehill.com/social-tags/george-santos/) [Mitt Romney](https://thehill.com/tag/mitt-romney/) [Mitt Romney](https://thehill.com/people/mitt-romney/) [Mitt Romney](https://thehill.com/social-tags/mitt-romney/) [New York](https://thehill.com/province-state/new-york/) [Nick LaLota](https://thehill.com/tag/nick-lalota/) [President Joe Biden](https://thehill.com/tag/president-joe-biden/) [State of the Union](https://thehill.com/tag/state-of-the-union/) [State of the Union](https://thehill.com/social-tags/state-of-the-union/) [House](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/) [Administration](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) [Administration](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) [Healthcare](https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/) [See All](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/) After the speech, Romney told reporters of Santos, “He’s a sick puppy. “He’s a sociopath, George Santos. He does not deserve to be in Congress,” LaLota said Wednesday, adding that Santos had already broken the public’s trust. Rep. George Santos (R) a “sociopath” on Wednesday, joining a growing list of voices calling on Santos to resign amid various probes into his résumé and campaign fundraising.

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