BELOW SUPERNAV drop zone ⇩

George Santos on drag photos: ‘I had fun at a festival’

MAIN AREA TOP drop zone ⇩

MAIN AREA TOP drop zone ⇩

Testing widget old system

Lorenzo shared

(The Hill) – Embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) appeared to shift his response to photos apparently showing him in drag years ago, after saying earlier this week that reports that he performed as a drag queen were “categorically false.”

Reporters barraged Santos with questions about the photos as he arrived at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Saturday, according to CNN.

“No, I was not a drag queen in Brazil, guys,” Santos responds. “I was young and I had fun at a festival. Sue me for having a life.” 

Reuters published a story last week in which two former acquaintances of Santos told the newswire that the 34-year-old lawmaker has participated in drag queen contests and cross-dressed in gay pride events in Brazil some 15 years ago.

A performer also told NewsNation last week Santos was a “liar” and was in the photos.

Santos denied those reports in a tweet on Thursday.

“The most recent obsession from the media claiming that I am a drag Queen or ‘performed’ as a drag Queen is categorically false,” Santos wrote. “The media continues to make outrageous claims about my life while I am working to deliver results. I will not be distracted nor fazed by this.” 

On Saturday, Santos also avoided answering questions about where the $700,000 that he lent to his campaign came from, and about his recent appointments to two House committees, New York affiliate WABC reported

“I have spoken with the voters. I have been in district the whole week. I have been taking calls. I have received federal grant applications for projects in the district and I look forward to serving the people,” Santos told a WABC reporter.  

Santos, who defeated Democrat Robert Zimmerman in New York’s 3rd Congressional District in November’s midterm elections, is facing investigations from federal authorities over potential campaign finance violations and an investigation from Nassau County over lies during his campaign. 

Santos’s lies range from inventing his professional resume as a Wall Street financier, claiming to be Jewish and have grandparents who escaped the Holocaust, claiming to have played volleyball for a university he did not attend and stating that he ran a charity that saved animals.

In one of the latest accusations, two military veterans say Santos stole thousands of dollars from a fundraiser for a dying dog in 2016. He has denied those claims.

Politics

Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed

Site Settings Survey

 

MAIN AREA MIDDLE drop zone ⇩

Trending on NewsNation

MAIN AREA BOTTOM drop zone ⇩

tt

KC Chiefs parade shooting: 1 dead, 21 shot including 9 kids | Morning in America

Witness of Chiefs parade shooting describes suspect | Banfield

Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting: Mom of 2 dead, over 20 shot | Banfield

WWE star Ashley Massaro 'threatened' by board to keep quiet about alleged rape: Friend | Banfield

Friend of WWE star: Ashley Massaro 'spent hours' sobbing after alleged rape | Banfield

Cloudy

la

68°F Cloudy Feels like 68°
Wind
3 mph E
Humidity
71%
Sunrise
Sunset

Tonight

Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low around 60F. Winds light and variable.
60°F Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low around 60F. Winds light and variable.
Wind
5 mph W
Precip
13%
Sunset
Moon Phase
Waning Gibbous