Serial liar Rep. George Santos (RN.Y.) raised his eyebrows when he compared himself to civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks.
Santos, appearing on conservative talk show host Mike Crispi’s podcast, spoke out against criticism he has received since winning Congress last year when it emerged he had fabricated several stories about his life. Santos also faces federal fraud and money laundering charges, which he denies.
“They pick me up, I’ll be right back because I think for too long they’ve let each other get along. So no, it’s not going to stay that way anymore, ”said Santos. ” I’m going to call them. You want to call me a liar. I’ll call you a sellout.
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Santos then resumed his spat with Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who, during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address in February, told Santos he didn’t belong. in the chamber, and certainly not in the front row.
“I mean Mitt Romney, the man who goes to the State of the Union from the United States with a Ukrainian pin, tells me, a Latino gay man, that I shouldn’t sit in front and that I should be in the back,” Santos scoffed.
“Well guess what? Rosa Parks wouldn’t sit in the back and I’m not going to sit in the back either,” he added. “It’s just the reality of how it works.”
Critics couldn’t believe Santos’ audacity to compare himself to Parks: