Santos vows to support McCarthy for speaker

Jan 3 2023 by POLITICO - TOP Stories

 

Rep.-elect George Santos promised to support Kevin McCarthy for speaker, as the scandal-plagued New Yorker is set to be sworn in to Congress Tuesday despite a darkening investigative cloud over his political future.

Santos declined to respond to any other questions posed to him by a throng of reporters, only saying: "Yes, I am," when asked if he planned to support the embattled House GOP leader.

The New York Republican ignored other questions about his background or his ability to...

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