Mastodawn

This is such a crazy story. This recently elected Republican is a straight up con man who seems to have lied about virtually every aspect of his life story. He ran for Congress twice, so it's remarkable the Democrats didn't figure this out before the NYT broke the story...after he won the 2022 midterm election... https://t.co/3cHuwuTFuH

New York Republican George Santos’s Résumé Called Into Question

Mr. Santos, a Republican from New York, says he’s the “embodiment of the American dream.” But he seems to have misrepresented a number of his career highlights.

The New York Times

C.hardt Dec 20, 2022

Brian Klaas Dec 19, 2022

According to the Jan. 6 committee's report, when people passed through the metal detectors to see Trump speak, security confiscated 269 knives/blades; 242 cannisters of pepper spray; 30 blunt instruments; 18 brass knuckles; 18 tasers; along with body armor and gas masks.

Republicans have called Jan. 6th "legitimate protest."

See this Semafor story: https://t.co/mwA4MFhKVw

Secret Service seized 269 knives from Trump supporters hours before Jan. 6 attack | Semafor

New details from the Jan. 6 committee report revealed that the Secret Service confiscated hundreds of weapons from the 28,000 spectators who passed through metal detectors to attend Trump's speech, hours before the Capitol attack.