The House has voted to expel New York Republican Rep. George Santos over ethics violations, making him only the sixth lawmaker ever to be kicked out of the chamber. The resolution required a two-thirds majority vote to succeed. #CNN #News
Agreed, meanwhile you have this same congress in a few more days if not weeks, will spend millions upon millions of hard earned tax payer dollars, as with Hillary.....wasting on hearings of Hunter Biden, who's not a public figure, just to bring harm to his father. The only reason they finally got rid of this guy, is to make room for their hypocricy when going after Hunter
@@ShugaShane618Are you mentally challenged? 100% is good, that means the party is working good together and not divided. This again shows the Republicans can't even control their own fellow Republicans, how tf are they gonna control a nation ?
More Republicans voted against the motion than for it (by a small margin). They are still a disgrace. The names of the dissenters should be studied and memorized so citizens know who to vote out at the first opportunity.
Completely incomprehensible that anyone could possibly vote to keep him in office. Shows just what Republicans think of the people they are supposed to represent.
What’s bizarre is that if a junior assistant manager at a bank did a quarter of the things Santos did, he would be fired immediately but yet half of the GOP voted to keep this grifter liar in Congress ! Unbelievable.
The difference is Santos was voted into that position. The House Speaker had it correct when he said it is not our job to circumvent the voters decisions. Now, if he has been convicted of any crime then that is another matter. Use your brain before putting fingers in motion. Grifters and liars are not in short supply on either side.
Absolutely ridiculous that they allowed this to go on this long. And even more ridiculous that this was the one thing Republicans actually were able to do
It’s absolutely ridiculous that Eric Swalwell it’s still around. You will recall he had that relationship with the pretty little Chinese communist spy, who fled the country once the FBI determined that she was a spy. We have Bob Menendez, who is still around after he was indicted for felony crimes involving Egypt. What did this Republican do that was so terrible?
@@sailincat2822 yes, both issued statements which I posted links to above and here they are again. here is Scott's statement: bobbyscott.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-statement-santos-expulsion-vote and here is Nikema Williams statement: nikemawilliams.house.gov/posts/congresswoman-nikema-williams-statement-on-expelling-george-santos-from-the-house-of-representatives
@@sailincat2822 and their reason being that they think that gop reps will use this precident to attemp to expell democrats they simply don't like. That is a distinct possibility
I'm both happy and sad about this outcome. I'm happy that he was removed from office, but sad that a little over half of Republicans in the house were against expelling him, despite the clear evidence of his criminal acts.
We have clear evidence on bideDUMB some of the same things they are expelling santos for, and nothing being done. They pick and choose who the want to attack !!
Those that voted nay are what's wrong in the Republican Party and why the People's House will continue to be broken beyond repair. Speaker of the House voted nay and should be removed immediately. Speaker Mike Johnson is not working for the People. He's working for Trump. Speaker Johnson is a disgrace.
I think the ones who sustain the big lie and refuse to accept the election results are worse actually. Santos is a complete farce but the rest of them including Johnson are dangerous.
Thank you, thank you! I had lost faith that this Congress could get anything done. Finally, I remain hopeful that our country can emerge from this tar pit of division and hate. Let's keep this going!
Almost. A sociopath doesn't give a shit about other people, and doesn't care to hide it. A psychopath doesn't give a shit, and is very good at hiding it...
That is a point that I continue to make to people. Common everyday people have to submit urine for testing to get a job at Walmart or McDonald’s. These clowns can just waltz in. It’s not right and it needs to stop.
Next up.......MTG, Mike Johnson, Lauren Boebert, etc, etc. In election 2024 we'll have a decent shot at sending MANY more MAGA cultists out to an early retirement! 💙💙💙💙💙💙
MIKE JOHNSON IS A MEMBER OF THE FREEDOM CAUCUS. THEY WANT TO KEEP THIER NUMBERS TO BLOCK VOTES AS THEY BELIVEE SANTOS IS A LOYAL VOTE WITHTHEM. NOW THAT ONE NUMBER IS GONE. WORST DEM MAY WIN BACK THAT SEAT.
I know, right? It's the biggest belly-flop in the shallow end of the pool that a person could do. It's a firing that would cause even George Costanza to say, "now HE got CANNED."😂
What's disgusting is it wasn't unanimous. What's disgusting is the majority of Republicans voted against it. They'll make up justifications but there is no justification.
How horrifying it is that a guy has to commit such an ABUNDANCE of crimes and immoral acts to get booted from Congress and that it took several attempts to finally get him out. And even so, a lot of Republicans didn't want to kick him out of the private club of untouchables. They're worried that "if we do this, it makes all of us a little less untouchable."
What is horrifying is that the Republican congress allow a con artist run for president. Being indicted on 91 counts of crimes is way beyond belief. Trump should not be allowed to run for president at all.
It's baffling that Santos thought he could get away with all those lies he told; I mean we're living in a world where most people have access to information in an instant. Did he not expect people or the press or whomever to do some fact checking? The GOP were well aware of his despicable actions for a long time and it's a shame that it took them this long to finally oust him.
It took them way longer than it should to do what's right. What is scary is to see how many voted for him. to stay, speaks volumes about the Republican attitude to criminal activity while in office.
The GOP have no shame what so ever when it comes to handing down justice amongst themselves....Jordan who refused a subpoena by the congress, is gonna have a hella time when holding hearings on the Bidens, should they snub their noses to these guys.
He was one of the good ones. You totally missed it. He wasn't even convicted in court. These charges are so far-fetched and unbelievable, now his constituents lost their donations they spent to elect him for real.
Re: "114 people think his actions were normal." They may think his actions are close enough to theirs that they don't want to set a precedent for crooks and liars being kicked off their congressional gravy train.
Including two Democrats, which is insane. (And two more who merely voted, "Present," though at the time they did, their vote would not have mattered either way. But yeah, a majority of Republicans feel that having a small majority in the House over a majority that is ever-so-slightly slimmer is more important than that their Party represent a bare minimum of ethical integrity against defrauding voters while insisting the Democrats fraudulently stole the last Presidential election.
Ridiculous that we have allowed this grifter to go on untouched for as long as he did. This episode and the length of time it took to expel this horrible human being says a lot about who we are as humans. He should have been gone a long time ago.
Could say the same thing about trump .. his criminal behavior in and out of office .. Republicans protected him .. 2 impeachments and he was guilty of both .. Santos over 20 felony charges and not found guilty yet ..trump 91 felony charges and running for president .. Go figure ..
Don’t worry George next cycle you’ll run as Missy Pederson from Alaska! No one’s going to go to Alaska to fact check you on anything brother or sister!
don't be too sure... Santos hit the accountability lottery. I am surprised the House pulled through on this. I wouldn't be surprised to see him keep getting people to pay his way for him. "Failing" doesn't look the same for people like this. There can be interest in keeping them comfortable.
Once again George Santos is making threats against the house why when he’s the one who lied about his campaign. He should be arrested immediately for making these threats. There’s no reason for them He’s the one who broke the rules here not them and yet he doesn’t think that he broke any rules well he did. He needs to take this like a man and move on.
Our government? The party has a responsibility to itself and the country to vet every candidate. Lazy republican leadership in his district and New York State are at fault. The dems were asleep while losing a house seat in a blue district, inexcusable.
Gone were the days of Integrity, Honesty, Accountability, Patriotism, Humility, Respect. those things does not count anymore. Our country is going down the drain, run by douche bags and slime balls.
You can't "check people out" as far as lying is concerned, you _find_ them out. After they've lied and lied and lied in the public eye. Lying is the great, silent killer.
We can say that Zionism does not occupy Palestine alone, but it occupies many other countries, including America. America cannot even control its money without the permission of Zionism, which controls the American decision.
It is not and must not be the case that any criminal record means automatic disqualification or expulsion. That would just open the door to political charges forcing good and popular candidates off the ballot. Besides which, he hasn't been convicted yet of anything relating to his campaign or (now former) job. There are some convictions for which it should be automatically disqualifying, but these are already in the 14th amendment.
We have no laws, after all this time, to require adequate vetting and disqualification for who is allowed to run for office in this country. We need to demand this be clearly defined and codified into law.
The scariest thing is that more than half the Republican people found it in their conscience to vote for him to stay. Incredible indictment of the moral compass of the Reds.
Nothing to do with morals. It was in THOSE Republicans who voted No's interests to keep the Ex-Politician in office for "Reasons". Specifically what reasons? IDK. I'm retired Navy, not a paid politician researcher. What should be asked is if the same No's were issued when Trump was impeached twice. Hopefully someone much smarter than me can figure THAT OUT....
Can you imagine doing everything he has done and still not voting to throw him out ?? They are talking about “setting precedent” ? In other words, “ Hey what about all of us who do shady sht” !! Don’t make it easy to hold us accountable!! Disgusted
Thank you to all you members of congress, whether blue or red, for standing up for what is ethical. Without ethics, we can only expect anarchy, chaos, and depravity.
He would have stayed regardless of his crimes. However, George Santos made the 1 Mistake Republicans never Forgives. And that's by Robbing Money from their donors. That's a Bible Sacrilege to Republicans NEVER Steal from Our Corporate Masters you can steal from the American people but never from there. Donors, that's there Secret Rule.
Santos was one of the good ones. You totally missed it. He wasn't even convicted in court. These charges are so far-fetched and unbelievable, now his constituents lost their donations they spent to elect him for real.
Do you know what would happen to me if my job found out I lied to get my security clearance?? I would be expelled and much, much more. How did this guy get this far? Was he not vetted??
I know what you mean. Yet, one is automatically granted a security clearance if elected president of the USA. I doubt that Trump would be given a security clearance if he applied for one as a non-president. I mean look what he did with those classified documents.
Someone once said, "let's try to find the most objectionable, corrupt, extremist, and shameless people, and then elect them to office," and the GOP said "challenge accepted!"
Shame that they would even think about keeping someone in office that was such a liar and a thief. It was unfit for the American public. It’s unfit for Congress, but they will die on the sword for the Republican Party. The American public one Republican party that makes sense we need to start thinking that way and stop chasing polls because as we all know polls lie
The fact that 114 or 51% of republicans voted to keep him there is still a disgrace. I'm not a democrat or republican, I'm not liberal or conservative and in the past I've voted for candidates from either parties plus independents. At the moment and especially since 2016 I cannot ever see myself voting for any republican again when they so clearly don't give a damn about the country and are more concerned with holding on to power than voting out someone who should've never been there in the first place.
@@janejetson2978 See you idiots try and say this when this is the furthest thing from the case. Every single democrat has been putting pressure on Bob Mendez to resign. When Jessie Jackson Jr. was found to misuse campaign funds they forced him to resign however whenever republicans do something along these lines all republicans do is make excuses so you can take that bullshit somewhere else.
@@janejetson2978, you‘re all over the comments saying the same thing. Can we focus on reality? The real world? Stay away from Fox News. You’ll retain more brain cells that way.
It's about giving that seat back to that district whether dem or repub. He lied to the people of that district, he needs to be ousted, and all his government benefits going forward should be VOIDED.
he was elected because he die lie to his voters i remember seeing a news report where they did ask people who did vote for him and even they did feel betrayed they did say he should resign and their vote was stolen by a conman
113 voted to protect the rights of 145,824 people. It is not Congress' job to remove representatives, its' the people's. This sets a dangerous precedent.
@@jbmhsvthat’s nonsense, you’re advocating for letting him keep his position of power in our Congress until the next election? This is a terrible take.
Shame on those who voted NAY. It shows they don’t have ethics. If I were them, I would resign immediately to respect we the people who voted to elect their representatives.
I would be willing to bet one of those was MTG. Anything a Democrat votes for, she votes against. She doesn't even need to bother finding out what is being voted on.
@@davidh4374 Plus two who were too chicken-shit to do so until the end, and voted "Present" since their vote wouldn't have mattered. I think the Democratic Party needs to hone a spotlight on those four members starting tonight and continuing through the primary in their state, IF this is a sign of them not truly being liberal. But maybe they're some of the handful left in red states and possibly very purple districts in red states, and we want to retain them to make it easier to secure a majority for crucial votes that could take place in 2025 and 2026, but that's playing politics and not really voting one's conscience and thus not any better than the majority of Republicans who voted "Nay," though it's *possible* these four truly feel you shouldn't remove someone from the House unless they're convicted. Nevertheless, Santos--while maintaining his innocence on criminal charges--has admitted to NUMEROUS lies he made that helped defraud voters, so I don't think any Member voting "Nay" on this resolution deserves to be in Congress drafting and voting on Federal legislation.
@@kjaime7030democrats are too weak to be strong on these things. They don't have the guts. I'll vote D but I'm still aggravated that do so little to light it up!
Crazy that that many people voted to keep him. That despite his criminal acts. My brain can’t get comprehend that. They’re basically saying: yes, you are a liar and thief but hey…
