Santos, Romney clash on House floor

Senator objects to rep’s aisle seat

BY ROBERT PELAEZ

Former presidential candidate and Republican Sen. Mitt Romney told U.S. Rep. George Santos that he “didn’t belong” in Congress ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union, sharing the view of a group of Long Islanders who traveled to Washington and called for the congressman’s expulsion from the House.

Video surfaced Tuesday evening of Santos and Romney’s verbal spar ahead of the State of the Union address. Romney, following Biden’s speech, told reporters Santos was out of place trying to mingle with other politicians and noteworthy figures.

“I didn’t expect that he’d be standing there trying to shake hands with every senator and the president of the United States,” Romney said. “He should be sitting in the back row and staying quiet instead of parading in front of the president and people coming into the room.” dress, tweeting “Hey @MittRomney you will NEVER be president!”

The congressman has since deleted the tweet. Santos also expressed his issue with Biden’s State of the Union, claiming the president “refuses to acknowledge” the economic hardships facing the nation, but said he does not wish Biden ill will.

“I do not wish failure upon any sitting president,” Santos said in a statement. “President Biden’s success should be our success, and this should serve as an opportunity for the president to work with Republicans to reverse two years of abysmal Democratled policy.”

Santos notably attended the “stop the seal” rally on Jan. 6 where Biden defeated former President Donald Trump.

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Efforts to reach police for further update on the individuals were unavailing.

The North Shore has experienced foreign burglary crews before when individuals from Chile came to Long Island in late 2019. Investigators from Nassau’s Burglary Pattern Team ar- rested three Chileans that were part of an organized crime group that entered the country on 90-day travel visas, police said. The members stake out homes in well-off areas and strike when no one is home.

All three were charged with fugitive from justice charges, according to officials. Homes in Saddle Rock, Great Neck and Hewlett were hit by the crew, which stole an estimated $1 million in jewlery, cash and electronics from homes across the East Coast, officials said.

Homes in Manhasset, Kings Point, Munsey Park, Woodbury and Jericho had also been previously targeted, officials said.

Semafor reporter Kadia Goba, who spoke to Santos after the address, said the congressman was called “an ass” by Romney, to which he replied, “You’re a much bigger asshole.” Santos took to Twitter, following the ad-

The congressman lauded the work done by the now-Republicancontrolled House, despite Santos recusing himself from a pair of congressional committees amidst a flurry of investigations against him.

Romney was not the only one in Washington Tuesday who felt Santos was out of place in Capitol Hill, as dozens of 3rd District constituents

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