Top Republicans are performing a balancing act between fully embracing Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) and abandoning him to a flurry of investigations and calls to resign.
It was joined by Rep. Anthony D'Esposito , Santos' fellow Long Island freshman, who,Reps. Nick Langworthy , the chair of the New York GOP, and"When you have your local party saying something so vocally, that's not a helpful sign," said Rep. Patrick McHenry . "But we're going to leave this up ... to the normal legal and ethics process.": "I was elected to serve the people of [New York's 3rd District] not the party & politicians. ...
Coming out of a meeting on Wednesday, members of the Republican Steering Committee said the GOP conference will let investigations run their course and treat Santos like any other member.A Republican aide offered a blunt explanation for McCarthy’s defense of Santos: “We have 222 seats.” Republicans have just a five-seat majority and the House has a new rule allowing just one member to trigger a vote on removing the speaker.that voted for President Biden by 10 points, making his seat one of the bluest held by a Republican.National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Richard Hudson said he's "absolutely" confident Republicans could hold Santos' seat if it became vacant.Democrats are eagerly trying to keep Santos in the news while tying him to McCarthy.
"If George Santos wasn't seated, what would the math have been for Speaker McCarthy," said House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar at a press conference on Tuesday, referring to McCarthy's election as speaker. "That's the only reason why [Santos] was seated, to give [him] that ability to vote for Kevin McCarthy. So let's call this exactly what it is."
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