{"id":1870440,"date":"2023-03-07T12:57:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T17:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-republicans-hit-back-at-democrats-for-linking-them-to-santos\/"},"modified":"2023-03-07T12:58:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T17:58:17","slug":"new-york-republicans-hit-back-at-democrats-for-linking-them-to-santos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-republicans-hit-back-at-democrats-for-linking-them-to-santos\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Republicans hit back at Democrats for linking them to Santos"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-republicans-hit-back-at-democrats-for-linking-them-to-santos%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1870440&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">              <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script>               <\/p>\n<div id=\"Brid_78208571\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16;height:9;\">               <\/div>\n<p>               <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> $bp(\"Brid_78208571\", {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1229964\"}); <\/script>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">N<\/span>New York <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republicans<\/a> They are retaliating against <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic<\/a> Attempts to connect them with embattled Rep. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-santos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Santos<\/a> (Republican-NY), claims that Democrats use him to advance their political agendas <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 election<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>He won his race in just a few minutes. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/midterms\">2022 midterm elections<\/a>Reports revealed that Santos had falsified his educational and employment history. Santos, now a member of the House Ethics Committee, has been involved in numerous state and federal investigations into his personal, family and financial lives. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/house-ethics-committee-launches-investigation-george-santos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently launching an investigation<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/empire-state-dems-strike-back-dccc-ties-republicans-to-santos-in-bid-to-reclaim-seats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEMOCRATS LINK VULNERABLE NEW YORK REPUBLICANS TO GEORGE SANTOS IN BID TO RECLAIM SEATS<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, the scandals of the junior representative served as a <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/empire-state-dems-strike-back-dccc-ties-republicans-to-santos-in-bid-to-reclaim-seats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">calling card for Democrats<\/a> New York&#8217;s flipped seats by Republicans were to be reclaimed. They launched campaign ads targeting freshman Reps. Nick LaLota and Anthony D&#8217;Esposito as well as Marc Molinaro and Marc Moller for accepting financial contributions from Santos. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"540\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"540\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"454\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"454\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><\/source><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"746\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source><source width=\"1060\" height=\"746\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source>                                 <\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\"> Marc Molinaro is the Republican candidate in New York&#8217;s 19th Congressional District. He speaks with supporters late on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at his election headquarters, Binghamton. (AP Photo\/Hans Pennink)                <\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">                 Hans Pennink\/AP                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Since <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/gop-george-santos-resume-discrepancies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santos&#8217;s fabrications were revealed<\/a>Multiple Republicans tried to distance themselves form Santos, but now they believe that Democrats are using Santos as an ally. &#8220;bludgeoning tool&#8221; To achieve political success. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is a bludgeoning tool the Democrats are using without regard for truth. They&#8217;re lying about us in relationship to him,&#8221; Molinaro spoke in <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/03\/07\/new-york-republicans-santos-00085729\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> With <i>Politico<\/i>. &#8220;And he&#8217;s caused us every day to have to respond to his very existence in the House of Representatives, instead of giving 100% of our time to the important issues that Americans and the people who sent us to Washington care about.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The representatives have publicly denounced Santos, and D&#8217;Esposito launched a legislative measure to block representatives from profiting off campaign lies \u2014 a move clearly targeting Santos. New York GOP members still find it frustrating how many Santos questions they are asked every day. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every time that we&#8217;re having a conversation, we seem to be talking about George Santos,&#8221; D&#8217;Esposito said. <\/p>\n<p>Santos dismissed the concerns of his fellow Republican state senators, stating that their misgivings do not have any impact on their professional careers. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"512\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"512\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><\/source><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source><source width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source>                                 <\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\"> FILE: Rep. George Santos of New York leaves a House GOP conference at Capitol Hill on January 25, 2023. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik, File)                <\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">                 Andrew Harnik\/AP                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t believe it. I think that&#8217;s just platitudes. And they&#8217;re making stuff up as they go just to find excuses to do what they&#8217;re doing,&#8221; Santos told <i>Politico<\/i>. &#8220;The reality is simple: I was never a part of the little boys&#8217; club, and they hated me from the moment I got the nomination to the moment I got elected.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Santos distanced himself from New York Republicans further by blaming D&#8217;Esposito, for incidents which occurred while he was at the New York Police Department. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Anthony risked everything to serve the people of New York with hono<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;Learn More <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/new-york-republicans-democrats-santos-political-tool\">New York Republicans hit back at Democrats for linking them to Santos<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NNew York Republicans They are retaliating against Democratic Attempts to connect them with embattled Rep. George Santos (Republican-NY), claims that Democrats use him to advance their political agendas 2024 election. He won his race in just a few minutes. 2022 midterm electionsReports revealed that Santos had falsified his educational and employment history. 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