The Insider reports:
In a sit-down with a group of reporters on Capitol Hill on Thursday — the day before his historic expulsion from Congress — the scandal-plagued Republican took a swipe at what most consider to be the foremost achievement of the LGBTQ rights movement. “I was an opposer of gay marriage,” Santos said in response to a question about his relationships with more conservative House Republicans.
It just so happened to be the two-year anniversary of his own gay marriage to his husband, Matt. Santos said that he entered into such a marriage “because that was the option,” but did not believe it should be called “marriage” and that the government should not be involved in the institution. “I thought it should have been a civil union,” said Santos. “To force that on society was a problem,” he added. “That is why we’re still debating, right?”
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George Santos criticized gay marriage on his own wedding anniversary: ‘It should have been a civil union’ https://t.co/XzPRDEuyiw
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