Lying Long Island Rep. George Santos became the latest State Assemblyman to announce he will not vote for Majority Leader Steve Scalise to be the next speaker.
“It’s just past 9:40pm and I still haven’t heard from the Speaker-Designate,” the scandal-plagued MP wrote in a post on X, which is Twitter. “So I’ve made my decision and after 10 months and having 0 contacts or outreach from him, I’ve come to the conclusion that my VOTE doesn’t matter to him.
“I now declare I am ANYONE but Scalise and I will not change my mind,” Santos said.
House Republicans selected Scalise (R-La.) as their choice to replace ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in a closed-door vote on Wednesday but opted to delay a formal floor vote after more than a dozen party members confirmed they would not support Scalise on the first ballot.
Santos joins seven members who have publicly stated they will not vote for Scalise.
Rep. George Santos said he declared his support for anyone for speaker of the House but Scalise. AP
Representative Marjorie Taylor-Greene of Georgia; Lauren Boebert of Colorado; Thomas Massie of Kentucky; and Chip Roy, Troy Nehls, and Michael Cloud of Texas each said they would vote for the other GOP primary challenger, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).
Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.), meanwhile, said he would stand by McCarthy.
Santos whined about not being included by the majority leader in his reasoning.
Steve Scalise has been selected by House Republicans as their choice to replace former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. ZUMAPRESS.com
“We need a Speaker who leads by including every member of the team not just a part, That is not leadership!” he said to X.
Many Republicans, however, have sought to distance themselves from the troubled New York pol, who has been indicted on charges including fraud and money laundering — and most recently identity theft and wire fraud.
Six fellow New York GOPers want to remove Santos from the House altogether and plan to introduce an “expulsion resolution,” Nassau County Representative Anthony D’Esposito announced Wednesday.
George Santos said there needs to be a “speaker who leads by including every member of the team not just a part.” REUTERS Although members of the House of Representatives chose Steve Scalise as their choice to replace McCarthy, they chose to delay a formal floor vote. AP
The announcement came a day after Santos, 35, was slapped with new charges when federal prosecutors unveiled a new indictment charging him with 10 additional counts – on top of earlier charges of embezzling money from his campaign fund and lying to Congress.
The latest crime he’s accused of committing is stealing the identities of people who donated to his campaign and racking up tens of thousands of dollars on their car loans without them knowing.
In May, the Long Island politician was indicted on 13 charges — including that he embezzled $50,000 in campaign money to buy designer clothes and pay for personal expenses.
But before the criminal investigation, Santos came under fire for lying about everything in his background including education, work experience and family history.
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