U.S. Representative George Santos said on Thursday that he would resign if “142 people” asked him to because of a string of false claims he made about his work and personal background, later clarifying he meant he would vacate his seat only if he loses the next election. “You don’t get to run for Congress and hide from the people who voted for you. You don’t get away with being the biggest fraud in modern American political history,” Joshua Lafazan, who represents Nassau County in the 18th district, said at a rally against Santos on Friday.
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