Hakeem Jeffries Just Used George Santos To Set Up House Republicans

[babylonsister]

https://www.politicususa.com/2023/05/16/hakeem-jeffries-just-used-george-santos-to-set-up-house-republicans.html

Tue, May 16th, 2023 by Jason Easley
Hakeem Jeffries Just Used George Santos To Set Up House Republicans


Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) set up House Republicans to link themselves to George Santos by voting against expelling him.

Video of Jeffries @ link:


Rep. Jeffries said on MSNBC’s The Reid Out:

You know, George Santos is a serial fraudster. He does not belong anywhere near the House of Representatives. He defrauded the people of the third congressional district in New York. Lied about everything. Lied about his life, lied about his jobs, lied about his finances, lied about his professional experiences. Lied about being Jewish. He perpetrated a fraud on the people of New York. He was elected under false pretenses.

So I commend Congressman Garcia for bringing this privileged resolution forward, and the real question is, are House Republicans going to stand on the side of truth or stand on the side of George Santos? It’s important to mention, Santos was referred to the ethics committee months ago. So what are we doing? You’re either going to hold him accountable under the constitution or you’re not. It’s going to be interesting to see how these so-called moderates in terms of New York House Republicans vote. They have all said that they want him out. And he doesn’t belong in the House of Representatives. Tomorrow, they will have an opportunity to vote their word.

It is very simple. George Santos is under federal felony indictment. He didn’t just lie to get elected. The freshman New York Republican congressman is accused of committing crimes related to his election and position.

If Republicans, especially the New York Republican delegation are sincere in their desire to have Santos gone, they can do something about it tomorrow, but if they vote no on the resolution to expel Rep. Santos, they will be linking themselves to him, and setting Democrats up to retake the House next year.

The stakes of the vote are more far-reaching than George Santos. The vote could be a big step in Democrats taking back the majority in the House of Representatives.

[JohnnyRingo]

1. My favorite charge is...

Collecting NYS unemployment benefits while receiving over $100,000 pay from a foundation that was shut down as a Ponzi scheme.

It shows how little respect a he as a lawmaker can have to the rule of law.

[yonder]

8. I can't keep up - coming and going, he's crooked all the way through.

[AZ8theist]

14. STOP denigrating a WAR HERO!!

[yonder]

16. Stan, Chotchkies manager, thanks him for his flair

...er, um....service. Yeah service.

[Bluethroughu]

18. Where's the Bozo pin?

[Ilsa]

19. He needs more flair.

[JohnnyRingo]

21. Hahaha

Don't sell him short.
He just doesn't talk about the Battle of the Falkland Islands because of the things he saw.

Good one.

[AZ8theist]

30. WRONG!

It was when he stormed Iwo Jima!!

[Takket]

23. Dayum look at all that bling!!!

[True Blue American]

32. So that makes Santos

95 or 100! Too old, through the bum out!

[True Blue American]

33. So that makes Santos

95 or 100! Too old, through the bum out!

[AZ8theist]

13. Have some sympathy....

[Probatim]

25. Reminds me of Col. Blake reading the list of family deaths to Cpl. Klinger.

One of the funnier scenes from that show.

[AZ8theist]

28. HAHAHA!! A CLASSIC:

[Ohio Joe]

2. This will be very interesting to watch

[orthoclad]

3. He's already guilty

on that Brazil charge. Pleaded guilty to avoid extradition. Can't we use his now-convicted status? Or do we have to take the high road?

[greymattermom]

4. Time to turn the whatabout around

Just keep saying whatabout George Santos every time you hear a whatabout.

[KS Toronado]

5. Hope reQublicans vote to keep Santos

so we can use this against them next election.

[jaxexpat]

6. I like that. Just sinister enough to succeed. We really need a perfect election cycle in 2024.

[Delmette2.0]

7. Any idea about what time the vote will take place?

[mgardener]

9. Elise Stefanik

still supports him.

And worked hard to get him elected.
She is a moral coward.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/23/politics/elise-stefanik-george-santos-donors/index.html

[Hassler]

22. Of course she does--you can't spell Elise without lies and you

Can't spread lies without Stefanik.

[LakeArenal]

26. Good one!

[Bristlecone]

29. A keeper

[calimary]

10. George Santos gives them a GREAT talking point.

Whether he’s eventually ousted or not.

[A HERETIC I AM]

11. The voters of New York's 3rd voted for George Santos....

It's just the George Santos they voted for doesn't exist.

So the one that is there needs to go.

But he WON'T resign, not at all. Why?

Because this is the best damned job he's ever had! He's making more money, has better perks, better health insurance, all sorts of bennies and he gets to be on TV and pretend he knows what he is doing.

One thing is very clear, however; This country needs to do a better job of vetting the people seeking high elected office. Santos and TFG, Boebert, Gosar, Gohmert and Empty Greene have proven that Americans will vote for complete incompetents if their story is good enough.

[Trenzalore]

12. My understanding is the opposition sent plenty of evidence to the press

They chose not to cover it.

[Ilsa]

20. Or if they hate "the right people." nt

[SouthernDem4ever]

24. They also need to do a better job voting for repugs that have ethics

instead of these spineless morons that don't mind having law-breakers making laws.

[AZ8theist]

15. DEVOLDER DEFRAUDS deVOTERS!!

[Cha]

17. TY & Rep Jeffries!

[soldierant]

27. Well ...

[LaMouffette]

31. Republicans have yet to denounce the Orange Pervert after he was found liable for sexual assault,

on top of leading an insurrection against the United States government, aligning himself with Putin, and many, many other crimes against the US, against women, against Ukraine, against democracy . . .

There is no way they're going to denounce George Santos and lose a seat in the House just for lying and committing a handful of federal crimes. That's chump change, or rather, "Trump change," compared to the egregious acts they did not hold their god Trump accountable for.