Former Rep. George Santos (R-NY), the scandal-plagued New York Republican who has even been accused of stealing from one of his own colleagues' mothers, was expelled in an overwhelming vote on Friday.
But rather than cheering on Republicans for upholding ethical standards by voting to expel Santos, many Trump-loving MAGA influencers raged at "cowardly" party members for turning on one of their own, no matter how many criminal charges and damning House Ethics Committee reports piled up against him.
"They won’t expel Swalwell, Schiff, Omar, Tlaib, Bowman for actual treason but they’ll expel Santos," wrote LibsOfTikTok creator Chaya Raichik. "This is why we lose. I’m so sick of cowardly and spineless Republicans!!!!"
In fact, there is no evidence that any of the Democratic lawmakers listed in Raichik's post committed treason, while there is substantial evidence that Santos defrauded his own donors.
Juanita Broderick, a Trump supporter who once accused former President Bill Clinton of raping her, expressed a similar sentiment.
"The worthless House of Representatives has expelled George Santos while scum sucking bottom feeders like Schiff, Swallwell and the Squad remain," she complained.
Donald Trump Jr., meanwhile, suggested that Santos' expulsion was a violation of his constitutional rights.
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"Right, wrong, or indifferent as it relates to the George Santos expulsion, it seems America is getting very comfortable disregarding basic tenants (sic) of our constitution, namely these days it seems everyone is guilty until proven innocent and not vice versa… especially republicans!" he wrote.
The Constitution does not say that members of Congress must be found guilty in a court of law to justify expulsion, as it says that Congress can expel them simply if two-thirds of members have concluded that they violated internal rules.
Another "America First" supporter named Genevieve Bayer, meanwhile, expressed solidarity for Santos on his way out the door.
"The GOP makes me sick," she fumed. "I hope Santos reigns (sic) down hellfire on them."
And a self-described Ph.D. student from Kansas State University feared that this would set a poor future precedent.
"What is to prevent an extreme majority from changing house rules to 50.1% needed to expel, then accusing the other party of thought crimes and expelling two hundred of the people's elected representatives?"
