Santos: “I Think The Truth Still Matters Very Much”

The Associated Press reports:

“I was elected by the people to come here to represent them, and I do that every day,” Santos told The Associated Press in a brief interview off the House floor. “It’s a hard job. If I said it was easy, I’d be lying to you — and I don’t think that’s what we want, right?”

Pressed about the idea of a post-truth era, Santos said, “I think truth still matters very much.”

Perhaps not since Donald Trump launched his presidency with exaggerated claims of the crowd size at his inauguration has an elected official arrived in Washington and sought so brazenly and defiantly to convince the public of reality different than the one before their very eyes.

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George Santos refuses to quit Congress, brazenly says ‘truth still matters’ (from @AP). One of the funniest headlines I’ve seen. https://t.co/R7K0LnHAU8

— Richard Stark ????#israel (@RichardNStark) March 17, 2023