Paul Ryan: “Fraudulent Hoax” Santos Should Resign

The Hill reports:

Former Speaker Paul Ryan (R) called on Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) to step down on Thursday, as the embattled first-term lawmaker faces increasing pressure to resign over revelations that he misrepresented parts of his background.

“This isn’t an embellished candidacy,” Ryan told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “It’s a fraudulent candidacy. He hoaxed his voters, so of course he should step down.”

Ryan is the latest of several Republicans to urge Santos to resign, including five fellow first-term lawmakers from New York, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) and the local Nassau County GOP chairman.

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Former House GOP Speaker Paul Ryan on CNN says of George Santos: “This isn’t an embellished candidacy, it’s a fraudulent candidacy. So of course he should step down.”

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