their families and kids in washington? i can say the same thing about the democrats and the party. joe biden lied to the american people for 40 years. he is the president of the united states. democrats support him. do they have no shame? this is not about the democratic party. this is about your relationship with the people who entrusted to you fight for them. one question that hits home to a lot of people is: are you jewish? we have a letter your campaign sent out which read as follows. as a proud american jew i have been to israel numerous times for education, leisure and business trips. you said you are a proud american jew. how do you explain that? my heritage is jewish. i was raised a practicing
we also aren t hearing from other top house republicans like steve scalise or lee stephanic who endorsed santos. he was asked about his alleged jewish heritage during a contentious fox interview last night. my heritage is jewish, identified as jewish, raised a practicing catholic. i think i ve gone through this. not being raised a practicing jew, i joked with friends and circles even in the campaign i d say i m jew-ish. i was raised catholic. reporter: a jewish coalition said they were deceived and he won t be welcomed at any future events. part of the reason we haven t heard from kevin mccarthy is because he said he would vote for kevin mccarthy and kevin
gop congressman elect george santos now admitting to lying about everything from his work experience to his education to his religion. democrats are calling for an investigation. but on the right, silence from republican leadership. santos says he does not plan to step down. and tonight, he directly addressed his now debunked claim that he has jewish heritage. my heritage is jewish. i ve always identified as jewish. i was raised a practicing catholic. i ve gone through, this even not being raised a practicing, jew i ve always joked with friends in circles, even in the campaign, i would say i m jew-ish, remember, i was raised catholic.
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the reaction from republican house leadership has been pretty muted as the incoming congressman-elect george santos is facing controversy for fabricating his resume, something he admits to. he seemed to backtrack his apology during an appearance on fox news last night as he defended his past claims about being jewish. may heritage is jewish i was identified as jewish, raised as a practicing catholic. i ve got through this, not being raised a practicing jew, i joked and in the campaign i joked i m jewish. i was raised catholic. joining us is the democrat candidate who lost to santos in