Romney excoriates Santos, saying he's a 'sick puppy' who should have been 'sitting in the back row'

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Source: nbc



Romney excoriates Santos, saying he's a 'sick puppy' who should have been 'sitting in the back row' during Biden's address
Romney told Santos he does not belong in Congress, said a lawmaker who witnessed the moment.


Feb. 7, 2023, 10:25 PM CST


WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, chided Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., on Tuesday night ahead of President Joe Biden's address in what appeared to be a tense exchange on the House floor.

Santos, who has faced calls to resign after he admitted having lied about much of his background, had positioned himself along the chamber's middle aisle ahead of Biden's speech. Lawmakers will often choose to sit along the aisle for the State of the Union so they can greet and shake hands with the president as he enters and walks toward the dais.

As senators made their way into the House, Romney had a brief exchange with Santos, who looked annoyed as Romney walked away.
Romney spoke to reporters about the interaction after Biden's address.

"Given the fact that he’s under ethics investigation, he should be sitting in the back row and being quiet instead of parading in front of the president," he added...........

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/romney-excoriates-santos-says-sick-puppy-sitting-back-row-biden-addres-rcna69636

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The article says the House has not taken up a formal ethics probe. Drats.

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Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks with Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, before the start of the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.NBC News




GOOD FOR ROMNEY!!

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[RockRaven]

1. Romney's concern was the visibility/bad optics more than his kompromat/national security risk?

That's sure what it sounds like.

[canetoad]

2. You don't know that

Why not admit that not everything is black and white?

[RockRaven]

3. Know? Black and white? Pretty sure I covered that with the "what it sounds like" bit...

[obamanut2012]

11. I agree with you, Canetoad

[Marcus IM]

20. I agree. The GOPee is only about pulling the wool over their sheepish constituency's eyes. n/t

[ShazzieB]

6. That's reading rather a lot into this.

What we know is that Romney was disgusted with Santos having the nerve to sit in such a prominent location last night. I'm sure he didn't have time to explore all the nuances of his disgust in that brief conversation, but the fact that Santos seemed bothered by it is good enough for me.

[Polybius]

13. What he did was better than being silent like so many other Republicans

I praise him for it.

[jalan48]

4. Fuck the back row. He shouldn't have even been at the speech.

[FakeNoose]

12. Yep, he never should have been sworn in

The voters of NY-3rd elected someone named "George Santos," as their Representative to the House. But we don't even know what THAT GUY's name is. Since he hasn't shown his US passport, we don't even know if he's a US citizen.

And there he is, soaking up the free TV-time.

[k0rs]

5. Mitt...

...knows about puppies. Maybe he can put Santos in a dog kennel and strap him to the roof of his car.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Republicans terrified of Santos removal and precedent

GOP could drop like flies

[JHB]

8. Your party, Mitt. You Built That.

[oldsoftie]

9. usually the aisle sitters wear a red dress to be seen on camera better.

I think at some point Santos will be gone. In what manner I dont know

[mahannah]

10. That crowd had lots of sick puppies.

[oddmanout.]

14. Lots of sick and dead puppies in the GOP crowd

MTG wears the vet’s dead dog that Santos killed to the State of the Union.

[Cha]

16. GD Empty G's Big Mouth.

[Owl]

18. Photoshopped?

I don’t think I have ever seen a human mouth open so wide.

[maxsolomon]

15. Santos understands that his brand is shamelessness.

Being an unapologetic liar who seeks camera time is exactly what he's in the Congress for. He's there to make a spectacle of himself, not legislate.

Mitt is a man whose party wandered off to smoke meth in a doorway.

[Cha]

17. When Romney talked to reporters.. he

explained to them the Difference between "embellishing" and Lying.

"Embellishing is when you get an A- and say you got an A.

Lying is when you say you graduated from University and you didn't even go to the School."

I thank Mitt for that.

[Skittles]

19. Romney is acting like Santos is the only lying piece of shit repuke con man

Santos is just more OPEN about it