McCarthy: I Always Suspected Santos Was Fake

Mediaite reports:

“I always had a few questions about it,” McCarthy said about the background of Santos. The speaker made clear, however, that he never knew anything for sure about his fellow Republican’s supposed resume.

McCarthy was asked about a specific report accusing a Santos staffer of pretending to be McCarthy’s chief of staff over the phone during the campaign. McCarthy chuckled at the story and said he was aware of it later but offered few other details.

“You know, I didn’t know about that. It happened — they corrected it, but I was not notified about that until a later date,” he said. Pushed further, McCarthy admitted he spoke to Santos about the situation, but did not reveal what was said.

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Of course they knew, and they didn’t care. With the GOP it’s all about winning, no matter how. Here, Kevin McCarthy admits he “always had a few questions” about George Santos’ resume. (Video: MSNBC) pic.twitter.com/yhoTluQaxu

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