House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reportedly laughed after learning that the embattled Republican congressman had launched a push to retain his seat.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy reportedly burst into laughter when asked if he would be backing a newly announced election bid from Republican Congressman George Santos.
Santos, who has faced calls to resign for telling a series of outrageous lies while campaigning last year, said on Monday that he would be «proudly» seeking to retain his seat in 2024. The first-term Republican is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee and is facing additional federal and New York state probes.
McCarthy, who was backed by Santos during the tumultuous vote for House speaker, laughed and said that he would «wait and see» what other candidates file when asked if he would support the New York congressman on Monday, according to tweets from CNN reporter Manu Raju and NBC News reporter Sahil Kapur.
