Scandal-plagued Rep.-elect George Santos (R-NY) is vowing to set the record straight about his past after multiple news outlets have shown that he apparently fabricated nearly his entire personal and professional history.
In a tweet posted on Thursday afternoon, Santos vowed to answer all the questions raised by multiple reports about his background some time next week.
"To the people of NY-03 I have my story to tell and it will be told next week," he wrote. "I want to assure everyone that I will address your questions and that I remain committed to deliver the results I campaigned on; Public safety, Inflation, Education & more. Happy Holidays to all!"
However, many of Santos' Twitter followers were quick to point out that there is little he can really say given the sheer scale of deception he has apparently employed.
The scandal surrounding Santos began earlier this week when the New York Times published a report showing that neither the college Santos claimed to have attended nor the investment banks where he claimed to have worked had any record of him ever being there.
This was followed by a report in the Jewish news publication Forward that used official records to show how Santos had fabricated much of his family's history, including his professed Jewish faith.
And on top of all this, The Daily Beast on Thursday reported that Santos had been married to a woman just weeks before launching his congressional campaign, despite the fact that he claims to have been openly gay for years.
Check out some responses to Santos' tweet below.
\u201cWhy do you need a full week to confirm if you live where you said you did, worked where you said you did, went to school where you said you did\u2026?\u201d— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) 1671733663
\u201cSummary: I need a week to come up with new lies in hopes the news cycle dies down and I can run out the clock to getting seated by a GOP caucus that doesn\u2019t care if I\u2019m a total fraud and criminal.\u201d— Fred Wellman (@Fred Wellman) 1671735679
\u201cYou need a week? Are you Jewish? Yes or no? Holocaust stories true? Yes or no? Are you a gay Republican? Yes or no? Was your campaign a series of lies? Yes or no? This should take you no more than one minute to respond.\u201d— Fred Guttenberg (@Fred Guttenberg) 1671735311
\u201cEmphasis on the word \u201cstory\u201d?\u201d— David Corn (@David Corn) 1671735297
\u201cIt\u2019s not what it looks like, I\u2019ll explain next week! not the best way to address a scandal\u201d— farhad manjoo (@farhad manjoo) 1671734353
\u201cDid he just sign off with a "Happy Holidays?" Maybe being a Republican was all a lie too.\u201d— Zack Brown (@Zack Brown) 1671735894
\u201c"I was born a poor Black child..." https://t.co/I5rb3ehAp5\u201d— Benjamin Hart (@Benjamin Hart) 1671734760
\u201cBe assured that the writers' room is already hard at work.\u201d— Mark Harris (@Mark Harris) 1671733804
\u201cI\u2019m going to need a week to respond to accusations that I don\u2019t exist\u201d— Acyn (@Acyn) 1671733752
\u201cShorter Santos: Give me another week to figure out what that story is, and then I'll be ready to talk to the press.\u201d— emptywheel (@emptywheel) 1671733703
