Letter: 'Neither of these players or their unseen 'teams' or 'coaches' help to strengthen democracy, both are simply team players for hidden autocrats seeking more power.'
He occasionally clapped when others did, sometimes patted other deniers on the back . But mostly he just sat there, stone faced, almost like not being there but knowing that his duty was to vote for McCarthy.
Similarly, George Santos also voted without consultation with other prospective House members 16 times, only voted for McCarthy but looked troubled and anxious in a shunned or excluded sort of way. His history and stories became a circular game of embellishment, exposure, denial and deceit.
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