“We have tons of vital meetings with members of Congress today. But [Julian] and I also stopped to take a picture outside the door of a member we didn’t know,” Housefather wrote on Twitter.
Santos faces calls to resign after admitting lies about his homework and educational background during his congressional crusade last fall.
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The attack by U. S. neighbors came just hours before Santos had a tense exchange with Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on the floor of Congress as Biden was about to speak.
“You don’t belong here,” Romney turned out to have said, upon seeing the C-SPAN cameras. “You are ashamed. “
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Romney then Santos “cul–“, to which the legislator replied: “You are a bigger one. “
Santos secured a seat in the aisle to attract the chambers as lawmakers, Supreme Court justices and President Biden entered the room. However, the footage showed that he had been sidelined until the moment Biden himself entered the chamber.
The U. S. representative U. S. George Santos (R-NY) awaits President Biden’s State of the Union address at a joint congressional assembly in the House of Representatives. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
U. S. Sen. George Santos (R-NY), from the more sensible right, watches President Biden greet members of Congress after his State of the Union address. He had been ejected from his aisle seat before Biden came in. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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“He’s a puppy in poor health, he hasn’t been there,” Romney told NBC News reporter Frank Thorp after Biden’s speech. to march in front of the president. “
Lawrence Richard of Fox News contributed to this report.
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