George Santos Addresses Résumé Lies on Tucker Carlson: ‘I’m Not a Fraud’ - Rolling Stone

New York congressman-elect George Santos went connected Tucker Carlson Tonight connected Tuesday evening aft admitting to having “embellished” his résumé and lying astir being Jewish.

In his archetypal televised interrogation since accusations that helium had lied astir his inheritance surfaced, Santos spoke with impermanent big Tulsi Gabbard. “I made a mistake,” Santos said during the unrecorded recording. “Humans are flawed… I’m having to admit this connected nationalist tv for the full state to see.”

“I’m not a fraud. I’m not a fake,” the incoming congressman continued, contempt lying astir his acquisition and enactment history. “I didn’t materialize from bladed air. I worked damn hard to get wherever I got my full life.”

Gabbard past work a missive his run sent this twelvemonth successful which Santos claimed to beryllium a “proud American Jew.” Repeating earlier statements, Santos replied, “I’ve ever joked with friends and circles… Even successful the campaign, I accidental ‘Guys, I’m Jew-ish.'”

After Gabbard addressed concerns that Santos’ “blatant lies” called into question however his “constituents and the American people” tin judge what helium says, Santos said his enactment past was “debatable” and “not mendacious astatine all” but said the mentation would spell “way implicit the American people’s head.”

“Everyone conscionable wants to propulsion maine and telephone maine a liar,” Santos whined earlier the speech amusement big said his clip was up.

On Monday, Santos spoke to the New York Post and admitted to the résumé fabrications and lying astir attending assemblage arsenic helium apologized and assured that “I americium not a criminal.”

“I didn’t postgraduate from immoderate instauration of higher learning. I’m embarrassed and atrocious for having embellished my résumé,” helium said. “I ain up to that … We bash anserine things successful life.”

He besides admitted that helium “never worked directly” for Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, contempt his erstwhile assertions. “I volition beryllium clearer astir that. It was stated poorly,” Santos said, and stated that helium “never claimed to beryllium Jewish.”

His admittance came aft the New York Times published a study that raised discrepancies successful his background. Despite repeatedly apologizing for misleading the public, Santos inactive attempted to deflect blasted for his lies onto different entities. Santos pointed the finger at the Times, blaming their “elitism” arsenic the information down the exaggeration of his credentials.

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“I worked arsenic a lawsuit work cause for 6-7 months of my life…elitists similar the New York Times similar to telephone blue-collar jobs similar that ‘odd jobs’ due to the fact that it conscionable doesn’t acceptable their bourgeois-style lifestyle,” helium said.

Despite calls from Democrats for Santos’ resignation, the incoming congressman told New York’s WABC, ”I volition beryllium sworn in. I volition instrumentality office.”