Raw Story reports:
Rep. George Santos (R-NY), who falsely claimed that his grandparents were Jews who fled the Holocaust, paid tribute to genuine victims of Nazi anti-Semitism on the floor of the House of Representatives on Friday.
Santos began his speech by noting that January 27th marks the anniversary of the liberation of the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp, where untold numbers of Jews were put to death at the hands of the Nazis.
“Let this day serve as a reminder that we must always honor the victims and survivors,” said Santos, whose own grandparents were not among such victims despite his false past claims to the contrary.
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Santos talked about the “plague” of antisemitism and said it is “up to us to ensure this kind of tragedy is never to be seen again.” The ADL has said Santos’s claims about his heritage “encourage Holocaust denial and distortion.” https://t.co/cSlp44RjuB
— Marc Rod (@marcrod97) January 27, 2023
WATCH: the full video of Santos’s remarks on Holocaust Remembrance Day. Several lawmakers have addressed the issue on the House floor today, including some who are Jewish and/or have credible claims to Holocaust survivor ancestry. https://t.co/NUcMTVjzvD pic.twitter.com/p5m7cIopv7
— Marc Rod (@marcrod97) January 27, 2023