Key takeaways:
- Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has stepped down from his House committees.
- The move comes amid controversy surrounding Santos’ background and false claims he has made.
- Santos’ recusal from committees has been met with mixed reactions, and the future of his involvement remains unclear.
Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has stepped down from his House committees, according to multiple reports. The freshman congressman made the announcement at the House Republicans’ weekly party meeting Tuesday morning.
The move comes amid controversy surrounding Santos’ background and false claims he has made. Santos told the GOP conference that he would be taking a step back because “he’s a distraction,” according to an anonymous lawmaker who spoke to the Washington Post.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said that Santos “just felt like there was so much drama really over the situation, and especially what we’re doing to work to remove [Rep.] Ilhan Omar [D-Minn.] from the foreign affairs committee.”
Santos’ recusal from committees has been met with mixed reactions. While some have praised the move as a way to avoid further distraction, others have criticized it as a way to avoid accountability.
The future of Santos’ involvement in the House committees remains unclear. For now, he has recused himself until his issues are resolved. It is unknown when or if he will return to his committees.
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