{"id":574997,"date":"2023-05-18T03:48:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T00:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-york-progressives-heckle-santos-argue-with-greene-on-capitol-steps\/"},"modified":"2023-05-18T03:48:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T00:48:59","slug":"new-york-progressives-heckle-santos-argue-with-greene-on-capitol-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-york-progressives-heckle-santos-argue-with-greene-on-capitol-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"#New York progressives heckle Santos, argue with Greene on Capitol steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/santosgeorge_051123ag01_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Progressive Democrats from New York heckled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) as he spoke to reporters on the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, yelling at the embattled lawmaker to resign and telling Republicans to punt him from Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, House lawmakers pushed the question of whether Santos, who is facing federal charges, should be expelled from the chamber to the House Ethics Committee, which has already been investigating Santos since March amid mounting questions about his background and finances. The panel is looking into whether he engaged in unlawful activity during his 2022 campaign and failed to properly disclose information to the House.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mychaelschnell\/status\/1658965847140888576\">interrupted Santos\u2019s press scrum<\/a> with shouts about how Santos needs to leave Congress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKick him out! He\u2019s gotta go!\u201d Bowman shouted. \u201cResign! Save yourself! Have some dignity!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez told Santos \u201cyou gotta go, you gotta give it up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew Yorkers need better!\u201d Bowman yelled.<\/p>\n<p>Santos acknowledged the lawmakers, telling reporters \u201cif I could understand you over my colleague screaming here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t continue to address you guys because there\u2019s a deranged member here, so I\u2019m gonna walk,\u201d Santos said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Bowman <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilybrooksnews\/status\/1658965472623067138\">then got into an animated conversation with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R-Ga.), telling the Republican her \u201cparty\u2019s hanging by a thread.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou gotta save the party,\u201d Bowman said. \u201cNo more QAnon, no more MAGA, no more debt ceiling nonsense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Bowman spoke, Greene started to chant \u201cimpeach Biden.\u201d When Bowman told her to \u201cdo something about guns,\u201d Greene shot back: \u201cright, so close the border.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The interactions between the lawmakers came after Santos continued to defend himself amid ongoing investigations, saying \u201cthere\u2019s a process in this country, everybody is innocent until proven guilty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot behave as judge and jury in this procedure,\u201d Santos said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. 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George Santos (R-N.Y.) as he spoke to reporters on the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, yelling at the embattled lawmaker to resign and telling Republicans to punt him from Congress. 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