George Santos, my New York colleague in Congress, is a danger

I grew up across from Donald Trump’s gilded golf course. George Santos, my new New York colleague in Congress, is a danger and disgrace to democracy in America.

As a native New Yorker who grew up in a public housing development across the street from Donald Trump’s gilded golf course, I know what it’s like to have the neighborhood you love hijacked by a man who is deceitful to the core.

Now, as I begin my second term in Congress representing the good people of the Bronx, I find myself in an institution that I love hijacked by yet another liar, cheat and fraud.

By his own admission, Santos rose to elected office by lying to voters about almost every facet of his personal and professional life.

Rep. George Santos, of New York's 3rd Congressional District, was widely celebrated by Republicans for flipping a Democratic seat in the latest midterm elections. But as we know now from intrepid investigative reporting, his candidacy was a fraud, predicated on a massive web of deception. By his own admission, Santos rose to elected office by lying to voters about almost every facet of his personal and professional life — including his family heritage, education, professional experience, business dealings, philanthropic endeavors and campaign finances.

Under normal circumstances, the depth and breadth of his deception would shame one into resigning from public office. But these are not normal times, and Santos is shameless not only in lying but in lying about his lying. On a radio show titled “War Room,” Santos reassured Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, that he has led an “honest life” and has never been accused of wrongdoing. Never mind all the lies Santos has told and the multiple criminal investigations accusing him of wrongdoing.

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/george-santos-new-york-colleague-congress-danger-rcna65794

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