Santos admits he dressed up as a woman for ‘fun,’ but denies being a drag queen - Fox News

Embattled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., admitted helium dressed up arsenic a pistillate "for fun" astatine a enactment successful Brazil, but denied ever performing arsenic a resistance queen.

Santos made the comments to reporters portion caught astatine the airdrome Saturday, days aft helium archetypal denied reports of his resistance queen past arsenic "categorically false."

"No, I was not a resistance queen successful Brazil, guys. I was young, and I had amusive astatine a festival. Sue maine for having a life," Santos told reporters, according to the New York Post.

Santos is facing wide calls for his resignation from Congress for lying astir his resume connected the run trail. Santos has admitted to fabricating astir of his acquisition and enactment history.

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Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., departs Capitol Hill successful Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Images showing Santos seemingly dressed successful resistance were released past week. Eula Rocharde, a resistance queen who says helium knew Santos during his clip successful Brazil, said Santos performed nether the sanction "Kitara" betwixt 2005 and 2008.

Santos initially rejected those claims wholly earlier acknowledging having dressed arsenic a pistillate this weekend.

"The astir caller obsession from the media claiming that I americium a resistance Queen oregon ‘performed’ arsenic a resistance Queen is categorically false," Santos argued connected Twitter.

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"The media continues to marque outrageous claims astir my beingness portion I americium moving to present results. I volition not beryllium distracted nor fazed by this," helium continued.

Santos has been plagued by a slew of scandals since being elected to Congress successful November. Another caller incidental saw a stateless seasoned accused him of stealing $3,000 successful fundraised currency that was meant to wage for his dog's surgery.

Santos denied that study arsenic well. He said helium has nary cognition of the purported scheme, which involved a charity helium claimed to person founded.

"Fake. No hint who this is," Santos told Semafor erstwhile asked astir the issue.

George Santos connected the run trail.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., are sworn successful by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy of Calif., arsenic members of the 118th Congress successful Washington, aboriginal Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Santos faced his archetypal large telephone to resign erstwhile Nassau County GOP leaders condemned him successful a Jan. 11 property conference. Nassau County lies successful his New York Congressional district.

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"George Santos run past twelvemonth was a run of deceit, lies, and fabrication," Nassau County GOP Chairman Joe Cairo said successful a statement. "He has nary spot connected the Nassau County Republican committee, nor should helium service nationalist service, nor arsenic an elected official. He's not invited present astatine GOP HQ."

Santos is embroiled successful aggregate local, national and planetary investigations regarding allegations of fraud and fabricating his past. During his legislature campaign, Santos falsely claimed helium graduated from assemblage with degrees successful concern and worked for Goldman Sachs and Citibank. Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly opened an probe into Santos successful precocious December.