*** Update – Santos got the boot. \O/
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would vote against the expulsion, an aide said.
Santos, 35, has been mired in controversy since his 2022 election. He has admitted fabricating much of his biography, and federal prosecutors accuse him of laundering campaign funds and defrauding donors. Santos has pleaded not guilty to those charges.
He survived a previous expulsion attempt in early November, when 182 of his fellow Republicans and 31 Democrats voted against his removal on the grounds that his criminal case should be resolved first. Without his seat, Republicans’ already slim 222-213 majority would narrow further. His district, which includes parts of New York City and Long Island, is seen as competitive.
Santos could fare worse in Friday’s vote. A bipartisan congressional investigation last month found that he charged almost $4,000 for spa treatments, including Botox, to his congressional campaign account. He also spent more than $4,000 of campaign money at the luxury retail store Hermes and made “smaller purchases” from OnlyFans, an online platform known for sexual content.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would vote against the expulsion, an aide said.
Welp; now we know how he got Santos’ vote for Speaker.
Of all of the Democrats who voted, only 4 of them voted against expelling this sack of shit:
- Al Green, from Texas, voted “Present”.
- Jonathan Jackson, from Illinois, voted “Present”.
- Bobby Scott, from Virginia, voted “Nay”.
- Nikema Williams, from Georgia, voted “Nay”.
If you’re in any of these people’s districts, I’d recommend seriously reconsidering voting for any of them ever again. Or, at the very least, reaching out to them to find out why they didn’t vote for expulsion.
I can’t imagine they can give any good reason, the report is very very damning.
They should be questioned and held accountable. Being lazy is not an acceptable answer.
I think there are some potentially good reasons including:
- It’s always been obvious what this dude is about, so that must be what his constituents want.
- My constituents don’t care about George.
- My constituents do care about the federal spending I can bring to the district. It might be easier to do that if the GQP think I’m cool.
- Chaos.
House speaker Mike Johnson said he would vote against the expulsion
Par for the course for the Republican scumbags.
He’s my all time favorite half-black-jewish-drag-queen-9/11-survivor. I’ll be sad to see him go
half-black-jew-ish-drag-queen-9/11-survivor
you forgot a hyphen…
I could show these comments around and everyone would know you’re talking about First man on the sun George Santos.
He got booted.
Keep getting George Santos and George Soros confused.
'GOP House Leadership Opposes Santos Expulsion"
2 minutes later…
“Santos Expelled”
The best politician in politics, followed by MTG, Bobo, and Johnson. The turtle might actually contend for any of those positions, however. Four of America’s finest. Oh, and that scumbag who fucked teenagers.
You’re gonna have to narrow it down with that last one.
I think they are referring to Matt Gaetz but he’s probably not alone.
Maybe a controversial opinion, but I would have liked to see the Dems vote against the expulsion, or at least abstain. If he’d stayed in, the Democratic candidate running against him in November would have trounced him without even trying.
Also—and don’t get me wrong, he’s guilty as hell—he hasn’t actually been found guilty of anything yet.
No thanks. Sounds too much like republican strategy to me.
Why wait until November 2024? With him expelled, Governor Hochul will have to call a special election for NY’s 3rd district, which should take place in around 90 days.
“he’s your trash, you take him out” lol I could get behind that.
I don’t know his district, but from what I remember having read when he won the seat, it’s a pretty purple-to-blue area. Santos will have given the gop a black eye for those voters, and I’d be surprised if the swing voters didn’t go back to the Dems for at least the next round.
Given how long this has taken to come about, I hope that they have someone lined up and ready to go. Getting him out now not only reduces the gop majority but also sets up a race that is probably going to heavily favor the Dems. It’s theirs to lose, although they’ve certainly fumbled on that one before.
