Scandal-hit freshman Rep. George Santos has increasingly been sniping about GOP colleagues in recent weeks. In one of his latest tweets, Santos took aim at local GOP members in New York. He suggested he was far from being the only gay in the village. In fact, he said he had encountered plenty of people in the closet among local Republicans.
“Funny thing about the NY GOP apparatus, it’s filled with closeted Gays that play a hard pretend game,” he said. Santos went on to say some had advised him to keep quiet about his own sexuality, before suggesting he had text messages concerning their sexuality.
“I even recall being told not to tell people I was gay by some of them. Subsequently I found some text messages recently and LOL…”
Lies, lies and more lies
When elected to Congress last November, Santos made history as the first out-gay Republican in the US House. However, that honor was overshadowed when it emerged he’d fabricated the bulk of his résumé.
Santos is facing 13 federal charges by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including wire fraud and making materially false statements to the House of Representatives. He pleaded not guilty at his first court appearance in May. His next hearing is due in September.
It’s become clear in recent weeks that Republicans, both at the local and national level, intend to support other GOP candidates when it comes to next year’s primary in New York’s District 3.
In January, six fellow Republican Reps. from New York indicated they wanted to see Santos resign after his lies first emerged.
Nassau County GOP also distanced itself from Santos.
“His lies were not mere fibs. He disgraced the House of Representatives,” Joseph Cairo Jr., chair of the Nassau County Republican Committee, said in January. “He’s not welcome here at Republican headquarters.”
Online, some of Santos’ followers asked him to “spill the tea.”
Spill the tea, Congressman!!!!
— Ben (@defenestr8rboi) July 31, 2023
spill the tea king pic.twitter.com/EYwfS7P6c5
— myzy pop🧋 (@nagamyzuna) July 31, 2023
Others suggested Santos’ message sounded a little like a threat to “out” people.
Queerty has contacted Rep. Santos’ office for further comment.
In a later tweet, Santos said he found it easier to come out as gay than Republican in New York.
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Santos is determined to continue serving ‘DC Congress Realness’, despite scoring 1s across the board…
oBose
…from the expert at playing “a hard pretend game,” except Mr. Santos makes it look easy.
He has laid the groundwork for future scammers (to attempt) to fabricate their paths into Congress. Thankfully, he has also taught voters to be unafraid in questioning candidates who seem too good to be true.
ZzBomb
“Never have I been discriminated for being Gay since I came out, but I have been for being a conservative.”
Sure, Jan. This fool is desperate to stay relevant.
dmarcus
Republicans supported him even tho there was evidence that he lied numerous of times. Once it got out that he did drag, married a guy, and is actually gay, republicans made a hard turn against his f**gy a**. Miss Santos, you’ve been discriminated by your own party. He knows it that’s why he’s threatening to out republicans.
LegionKeign
The gop eviscerated madison cawthorn’s political career when she got cute and spilled the tea about their coke fueled orgies, what does this trashy no talent booger queen think they will do to her if she tries to out any of them.
Gurl, you playing with FIYAH!
Diplomat
Next to Trump sucking all the oxygen out of the entire globe, this fruit cake is the biggest gay face POS on the planet. It’s always a Repube.
PoetDaddy
Dear Closeted GOP Gays: So you KNOW Georgie Porgy will soon be BLACKMAILING you with his “receipts,” right? Well, you DESERVE IT!
Kangol2
What a stunt queen! Does she think everyone has forgotten all her lies, about being the grandchild of Holocaust survivors, the son of a woman injured in 9/11, a college volleyball star, an actual legit businessperson, etc.? When are we ever going to get a full accounting not just of Miss Kitara Ravache’s lies but also of her crimes? 2024 can’t come soon enough for this (Don the) Con-drenched phony!
crazyoldman
Who does he think he is? the guy in the wheelchair that lasted one term? Those old straight white men are going to smash him like a bug, just like the other one.
DBMC
Stop being coy and put it out. Not that we should automatically believe anything you say.
Ken_K
Just an attention-whore doing attention-whore things.
sbsfo
Oh get out, George DeSantos, you sophistic soothsayer! Next, our perfidious prophet of prevarication will reveal that the Sun rises in the east, and that Ron DeSanctimonious is secretly a big ol’ receptive vessel (but was too tight to take ol’ Georgie boy, it turns out; hence Ron’s sourpuss mood lately).
Josh in OR
“Never have I been discriminated for being Gay since I came out, but I have been for being a conservative.”
Thats because being gay is perfectly natural and not a choice you made, Georgie.
Being a ‘conservative’ (or rather, a lying hypocrite who supports the party of domestic terrorism and hatred) is a choice you made, and one people should rightly excoriate you for.
I fail to see how this is anything but a comparison between apples and winnebagos…
humancobras666
If you have receipts, share them dumb*ss
mildredspierce
Book deal in the offing, Georgie?
Ken A.
Uh Oh we have another person, senator/congress person just like that guy–whats his name–from NC. This guy keeps this up he won’t get re elected or last long.
ondaboat0069
Name names chicken shit
bachy
He’s threatening with receipts to keep them from ousting him. But if he does get ousted, he’ll definitely serve up receipts on his closeted colleagues. Revenge is a dish best served al fresco.
Invader7
Miss Thang !!
Georgeiv2
Oh please not Gym Jordan or although not a member of congress Jared Kushner I know its too late for Ms. Graham the shame (mine) would just be too much to bear