McCarthy Refuses To Join Calls For Santos To Resign

CNN reports:

Santos has so far been defiant, pushing back on calls for his resignation – and House GOP leadership has not called on him to do so. Instead, McCarthy, a Republican from California, has indicated he will not join demands from New York GOP leaders, and others, for Santos’ resignation – and has indicated that Santos is on track to still receive committee assignments.

McCarthy told reporters on Thursday that Santos has “a long way to go to earn trust” and that concerns could be investigated by the House Ethics Committee, but emphasized that Santos is a part of the House GOP conference. “The voters of his district have elected him. He is seated. He is part of the Republican conference,” he said at a news conference on Capitol Hill.

Read the full article.

George Santos loses support from many New York Rs.

“It’s pretty clear he can’t” do job, Lawler says
“There’s no way I believe he can fully fulfill his responsibilities,” Molinaro says
“That’s not something I can tolerate,” D’Esposito says

McCarthy has a different take: pic.twitter.com/NsUFOwzNHG

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 12, 2023