George Santos Ouster Proposed by LGBTQ House Democrats

  • LGBTQ Democrats cite Santos’s lies about 2016 Pulse shooting
  • Santos is accused of inventing much of his backstory
George Santos arrives for a vote at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Jan. 31. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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Several House Democrats who identify as LGBTQ introduced a resolution Thursday to expel embattled Republican George Santos, pointing to his false statements about the victims of the 2016 Pulse night club shooting.

Santos, who is openly gay, told New York Public Radio that four of his employees were among the 49 victims at the 2016 shooting at the Orlando gay club. A New York Times investigation found that none of the victims appear to have worked at the various firms named in the New York Republican’s biography.