{"id":537176,"date":"2023-01-08T00:45:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T21:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/protesters-demand-george-santos-resignation-at-queens-rally\/"},"modified":"2023-01-08T00:45:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T21:45:18","slug":"protesters-demand-george-santos-resignation-at-queens-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/protesters-demand-george-santos-resignation-at-queens-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"#Protesters demand George Santos&#8217; resignation at Queens rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25996b52c68\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25996b52c68\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/protesters-demand-george-santos-resignation-at-queens-rally\/#%E2%80%9CProtesters_demand_George_Santos_resignation_at_Queens_rally%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Protesters demand George Santos&#8217; resignation at Queens rally&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CProtesters_demand_George_Santos_resignation_at_Queens_rally%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Protesters demand George Santos&#8217; resignation at Queens rally&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Only hours after he was sworn in to Congress, about 150 people called for\u00a0Rep. George Santos to resign Saturday morning in Queens, as the truth-challenged\u00a0lawmaker insisted to The Post that claims he made a white power symbol were \u201cabsolutely absurd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rally in Douglaston, Queens took place just outside the old campaign office of former Congressman Tom Suozzi, who Santos replaced this year. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s really in the best interest of the Republicans to force him to resign. It might be embarrassing in the short term but in two years they will have a candidate,\u201d said rally attendee Tom Kearney, a 53-year-old paralegal and district resident. <\/p>\n<p>The demonstration featured prominent Santos opponents, including Robert Zimmerman, his Democratic challenger in the 2022 midterm elections. Assemblyman Edward Braunstein, and activist Jody Kass Finkel were also in attendance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/santos-11.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"George Santos \" class=\"wp-image-25280654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/santos-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/santos-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/santos-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Santos has been under fire for fabricating information about his background. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"> OLIVIER DOULIERY\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/santos-1-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rep. George Santos, R-NY, (C) takes the oath of office from Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy at the U.S. Capitol.\" class=\"wp-image-25281040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/santos-1-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/santos-1-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/santos-1-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rep. George Santos, R-NY, (C) takes the oath of office from Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy at the U.S. Capitol.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Pat Benic\/UPI\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy only focus and my only agenda is building a bipartisan coalition to remove George Santos from office. He is fraud and a danger to both our country and the citizens for our congressional district \u2014\u00a0if he name is actually George Santos,\u201d Zimmerman told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>After an unscheduled delay prompted by this week\u2019s chaotic House Speaker\u2019s race, Santos and his colleague were officially sworn in as members on Saturday morning. <\/p>\n<p>The Queens\/Long Island congressman has kept a low profile on Capitol Hill. Once celebrated for flipping a blue district, Santos has come in for bipartisan scorn after he admitted to lying about key details of his personal and professional life.<\/p>\n<p>While voting in Rep. Kevin McCarthy\u2019s weeklong House Speaker\u2019s race, Santos was accused of making a \u201cwhite power symbol.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely absurd,\u201d said Santos, without elaborating.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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