Rep. George Santos Admits to Being “A Terrible Liar” in Candid Interview with Piers Morgan

In a candid interview this week, Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., admitted to being “a terrible liar” while continuing to push dubious claims about his mother’s having been in the Twin Towers on 9/11 and his “Jew-ish” ancestry. Host Piers Morgan grilled Santos about how he thought he could get away with the numerous fabrications on his résumé, including claims that he graduated from a college he never attended.

Santos said he didn’t think he’d ever be found out, because “I ran in 2020 for the same exact seat for Congress, and I got away with it then.” But while Santos quickly admitted to some of his false claims, like his “very stupid” fiction about having graduated from college, he was deceptive and evasive when Morgan confronted him on other false claims.

Questions about Santos’ biography have swirled since a New York Times investigation last year showed that much of his background appeared to have been manufactured, including claims that he was Jewish. Morgan got Santos to explicitly concede that he has “been a terrible liar” on certain “subjects.”

Santos’ lies have been a source of controversy in the state of New York, with many questioning how he could have gotten away with them for so long. The congressman has yet to address the full extent of his false claims, and it remains to be seen if he will be held accountable for his actions.