"Tonight the establishment set $10 million on fire!" Santos posted triumphantly after House Republicans lost his seat in a special election on Tuesday.On Tuesday night, New York’s third Congressional district partook in a special election to replace former Rep. George Santos , who was ousted in December over, well,The night concluded with his GOP-controlled seat going to Democrat Tom Suozzi, further shrinking Republicans’ narrow House majority.
In another sassy little number, Santos wrote, “Hey Americans! Please thank these two gems for losing a seat in the house today!” with a photo of New York’s GOP Reps. Nick LaLota and Anthony D’Esposito, who both voted for Santos’ expulsion. Santos was charged with nearly two dozen counts connected to alleged wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft. LaLota.
As for the victor: Who is Suozzi, you ask?? I don’t know a lot about him and, unlike his NY-3 predecessor, I actually hope to continue knowing as little about him as possible. But Suozzi is a former Congressman who held the district for three terms right before retiring to unsuccessfully run for New York governor. His departure cleared the way for Santos’ great grift, thanks to the New York Democratic Party’s apparent inability to perform basic oppo-research.