George Santos

Representative-elect George Santos (R-NY), mired in allegations of widespread lying about all facets of his background after a New York Times investigation, ...

[The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/27/george-santos-resignation-pressure/). Members can be expelled after taking office for any misconduct if two-thirds of the House supports expulsion. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) [tweeted](https://twitter.com/tedlieu/status/1607542994034642944?s=20&t=c2zfSP1S6JA4jaYuYzUMMg) out saying “GOP Congressman-elect George Santos, who has now admitted his whopping lies, should resign,” and called upon GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, who has not responded to the allegations, to call for Santos’ expulsion from the House. Santos' victory helped Republicans regain control of the House by a narrow 222 to 213 margin. Santos led with 54% while Zimmerman trailed behind with only 46% of the votes. The House can only prevent candidates from holding office if they have been lying about their state residency, their age and citizenship, according to a [Supreme Court case](https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/casebrief/p/casebrief-powell-v-mccormack). Also under scrutiny is the source of his finances. Other notable critics include House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and incoming House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). In the same video interview with City & State, Santos asserted his consulting agency, Devolder Organization, started after he left his job at Harbor City Capital — alleged by the Securities and Exchange Commission as a [video interview](https://www.cityandstateny.com/stream/2022/12/exclusive-video-george-santos-camera-explanation-swirling-controversies/381290/) he had long heard the story of his grandparents being Holocaust refugees, though says he never claimed to be Jewish (he identifies as Catholic), saying his maternal grandparents Jewish heritage has made him “Jew-ish.” [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/nyregion/george-santos-ny-republicans.html) reported finding court records in Brazil showing that, when he was 19, he was confessed to police that he wrote checks (including one for a pair of shoes) with a stolen checkbook, though Santos denies it, telling the NY Post “I am not a criminal here — not here or in Brazil or any jurisdiction in the world.” [The Daily Beast ](https://www.thedailybeast.com/openly-gay-rep-elect-george-santos-didnt-disclose-divorce-with-woman)reported that Santos, the first openly gay Republican to win a House seat, never disclosed a past marriage with a woman during his campaign, though he now tells the NY Post he is a happily married gay man and comfortable with his sexuality.

Santos, who was elected to represent New York's 3rd Congressional District, admitted to “embellishing” his resume in multiple interviews Monday.

“I’m very much gay,” he told the New York Post. Santos is also facing scrutiny for his claim that his mother was a survivor of the Sept. The report found that Santos was issued a warrant of eviction in 2017 due to unpaid rent for his apartment in the Queens borough of New York City, but that financial disclosure forms also show that he lent his campaign more than $700,000 during the midterm election. [he was married to a woman](https://www.thedailybeast.com/openly-gay-rep-elect-george-santos-didnt-disclose-divorce-with-woman). A previous version of his campaign website stated that she was a financial executive working in the World Trade Center’s South Tower during the time of the attacks. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., called for the House Ethics Committee to investigate Santos due to a portion of The New York Times report about his finances. “The damage that his lies have caused to many people, especially those who have been impacted by the Holocaust, are profound,” Cairo said. “It’s the vulnerability of being human. [in previous interviews](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vegaU2EcJR4) that his family converted to Catholicism when they moved to Brazil and that he is not Jewish. “He has begun his tenure in Congress on a very wrong note. Santos is also facing scrutiny for his previous claims that he has Jewish heritage. “I own up to that …

GOP Rep.-elect George Santos is facing growing condemnation from House Democrats, some of whom have called on him to step aside, and even from some corners ...

In public comments and to us personally he previously claimed to be Jewish. Tulsi Gabbard, who was guest hosting Fox’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Santos said, “My heritage is Jewish. “He deceived us and misrepresented his heritage. “While Santos has taken a required first step by ‘coming clean’ with respect to his education, work experience and other issues, he must continue to pursue a path of honesty.” Santos, and I expected more than just a blanket apology,” Cairo said in a statement. The House has the power under the Constitution to expel any member with a two-thirds vote, but doing so is extremely rare and only five lawmakers have been expelled in US history. “I am Catholic. McCarthy has also declined to weigh in when members are under investigation, arguing he will let the probes play out before determining how to proceed. I was raised a practicing Catholic.” “I never claimed to be Jewish,” Santos told the New York Post on Monday. House GOP leadership, however, remains silent over [revelations](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/19/politics/george-santos-resume/index.html) that the New York Republican lied about parts of his biography. “I am deeply disappointed in Mr.

Santos, who professed on the campaign trail that he had Jewish heritage and was “a proud American Jew,” shared Monday that he “never claimed to be Jewish.”.

[wrote on Twitter](https://twitter.com/nicklalota/status/1607832712836009989). Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and claims that the COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective. I’m glad George is being honest with his district now and look forward to seeing how George legislates & votes,” Greene wrote. “He appears to be a complete and utter fraud — his whole life story made up. [See all Hill.TV](https://thehill.com/hilltv) [See all Video](https://thehill.com/video) [Court Battles](https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/) [House](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/) [Campaign](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/) [News](https://thehill.com/homenews/) [See All](https://thehill.com) “Face the voters with your real past & answer questions about your criminal history. Let the voters decide.” [called the New York Times report](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3781388-incoming-gop-lawmakers-lawyer-nyt-report-a-shotgun-blast-of-attacks/) a “shotgun blast of attacks” and said the coverage indicated Santos had “enemies” at the outlet who were trying to “smear his good name with these defamatory allegations.” He said his father is Catholic and from Brazil. history that two openly gay candidates went head-to-head in a federal general election. [said Santos appears to be an “utter fraud.”](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3784083-jeffries-blasts-santos-amid-resume-scandal-a-complete-and-utter-fraud/) [has been heavily criticized](https://thehill.com/homenews/3789454-republican-jewish-coalition-says-george-santos-not-welcome-at-events-after-revelations/) by the Republican Jewish Coalition, which said he had “deceived” the organization and “misrepresented” his Jewish heritage.

El representante electo de Nueva York, George Santos, admitió que mintió sobre su experiencia laboral y educación universitaria durante su campaña.

La mujer dijo que Santos les dijo que nació en Brasil, viajaba allí con frecuencia y "venía de dinero". La fiscal general de Nueva York ahora está investigando las acusaciones, informó a nuestra cadena hermana NBC News. "Cualquiera que sea la historia fantástica que el Sr. "Tengo la intención de cumplir las promesas que hice durante la campaña". El único lugar hasta ahora para confirmar que había empleado a Santos fue Dish Network, según Patch. Santos también dijo que había trabajado para Citigroup y Goldman Sachs, pero ninguna de las dos compañías pudo encontrar ningún registro que lo verificara.

El representante republicano electo George Santos de Nueva York admitió en dos entrevistas separadas este lunes haber mentido sobre partes de su currículum, ...

El liderazgo republicano de la Cámara guardó silencio en medio de las revelaciones de la semana pasada. Un abogado de Santos se negó a comentar a CNN. The New York Times reveló por primera vez la semana pasada que la biografía de Santos parecía ser en parte ficticia. Santos se ha enfrentado al escrutinio por las discrepancias en su historial laboral y educativo, así como por otras afirmaciones públicas que ha hecho sobre su biografía. No soy un criminal que estafó a todo el país e inventó este personaje ficticio y se postuló para el Congreso. “No me gradué de ninguna institución de educación superior.

Los demócratas del Congreso de Estados Unidos están pidiendo la renuncia del congresista republicano electo de Nueva York, George Santos, ...

Como me enteré que la familia de mi madre tenía antecedentes judíos, dije que era 'judío'”. No soy un criminal que estafó a todo un país, inventó este personaje ficticio y se postuló para el Congreso. Santos también habló con la estación de radio WABC de Nueva York.

"Mis pecados aquí son embellecer mi currículum. Lo siento", dijo George Santos, un republicano que ganó un escaño para la Cámara de Representantes por un ...

Santos se presentó por primera vez al Congreso en 2020 y perdió. En una entrevista con la emisora de radio neoyorquina WABC, Santos dijo: "Si he decepcionado a alguien adornando mi currículum, lo siento", y prometió que jurara el cargo. "Soy católico. Lo siento". Más adelante dijo: "No soy un criminal". También declaró al periódico: "Hice campaña hablando de las preocupaciones de la gente, no de mi currículum" y añadió: "Tengo la intención de cumplir las promesas que hice durante la campaña".

WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders were silent on Tuesday after Representative-elect George Santos admitted to a laundry list of falsehoods about his ...

Mr. But Mr. Representative Adam Kinzinger, a Republican of Illinois who is retiring from Congress and is a frequent critic of Mr. “It’s an open question to me as to whether this is the type of individual that the incoming majority should welcome to Congress,” Mr. His whole life story made up, and he’s going to have to answer that question: Did you perpetrate a fraud on the voters?” Mr. Cairo stopped short of calling for Mr. (Mr. Brooks said on Tuesday that Mr. Cairo Jr., said in a statement that he was “deeply disappointed” in Mr. Representatives for Mr. [reports in The Forward](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/nyregion/george-santos-jewish-descent-fraud.html) and [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/21/politics/george-santos-geneaology/index.html) raised questions about Mr. If Republican leaders demanded Mr.

Rep.-elect George Santos from New York has acknowledged deceiving voters about most of his life story. He's still slated to be sworn in as a part of the new ...

A previous version of this story said that the Pulse nightclub shooting happened in Miami, Fla. Santos has also pledged to support Rep. "All of Mr. He now acknowledges none of that is true. "I'm not a fraud. A growing number of critics, including some in the Republican Party, say Santos' outright lied when he claimed to be "a proud Jewish American" and said members of his family escaped the Holocaust.

Democratic complacency, Republican extremism, and media decline contributed to the new congressman's victory.

But now, barring a surprise Santos resignation or action following investigations by the House Ethics Committee and the Department of Justice, Long Islanders—and the nation—are stuck with a congressman who is a figment of his own imagination. But they don’t have the resources to cover everything—not even everything in their political backyard—and they appear to have written off NY-3 as low priority given the district’s Democratic tilt. The media should have as well. That’s what I mean by Democratic complacency: the complacency of the establishment. The media’s failure to dig into Santos shows the predicament that local newsrooms face in 2022. The Republicans should have vetted Santos. But by and large, the district is as normal as Santos is extreme. Moderate Democratic candidates have fared well in the region since 2000. Voter disconnection must be part of the explanation for why Santos won. The district is On Monday, he [ admitted](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/26/nyregion/george-santos-interview.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare) that he’d engaged in serial falsehoods, but said that he intended to join the House majority anyway. Their disparate political attitudes reflect the ideological diversity of the area, which swings gently from red to blue and back again.

Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.) is starting to emerge from days of silence following explosive reports in The New York Times and elsewhere detailing key ...

Santos told the New York Post this week that his grandmother told stories about being Jewish before converting to Catholicism. [called for](https://twitter.com/nicklalota/status/1607832712836009989) “a full investigation by the House Ethics Committee and, if necessary, law enforcement” into Santos. A New York Times review found that none of the 49 victims appeared to have worked for any of the firms to which Santos was connected. It also said that one person who was supposed to benefit from a fundraiser held by Friends of Pets United never received those funds and that Santos gave excuses for not sending the money. Santos” and expects “more than just a blanket apology.” “We did have people who were being hired to work for the company at the time. I’m not a wanted criminal in any jurisdiction,” Santos told City & State in But just two years later, Santos reported bringing in a $750,000 salary from his company, the Devolder Organization. Santos was 19 at the time. His 2020 financial disclosure said that he made $55,000 from LinkBridge Investors during the previous year and listed no other assets, income or liabilities. In total, Santos brought in nearly $3 million from all sources during his 2022 campaign. He worked for a company called LinkBridge, he said, which did business with both other companies and helped make “capital introductions” through “limited partnerships.”

Santos, who was elected in November to represent New York's 3rd congressional district, had claimed to earn degrees from Baruch College and New York University ...

[resigned from his post as CEO of Yahoo](https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/19/business/the-undoing-of-scott-thompson-at-yahoo-common-sense.html) when it was revealed he hadn't earned a degree in computer science despite saying he had on his resume. The same survey found a quarter of those queried never do. [told The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/26/nyregion/george-santos-interview.html) they had no record of Santos graduating. In the academic world, a business school dean, Mario Enzler at the University of St. They could use a service such as Federal privacy laws generally prevent colleges from sharing more specific information, including grade point averages. He [claimed to earn a degree](https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/herschel-walkers-campaign-falsely-claimed-he-graduated-from-college/4GXXB3TDCBB2TONACZWKVWO5JE/) from the University of Georgia despite never graduating from the institution, according to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. But earning a degree can And he probably won't be the last. Many white-collar jobs require a bachelor's degree, and earning one can still be a point of pride for students and their families. And David Tovar, a former vice president of communications at Walmart, was [ousted in 2014](https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/17/business/17tovar.html) after being with the company for nearly a decade for saying he had earned a degree he had not.

“New Yorkers deserve the truth and House Republicans deserve an opportunity to govern without this distraction.” Meanwhile, on Fox News on Tuesday night, former ...

[Nick Wu reports](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/28/larger-squad-how-the-hills-newest-progressives-plan-to-wield-power-00075631) this morning. politics for The Post, dies at 90,”](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/12/27/richmond-journalist-donald-baker-dead/)by WaPo’s Harrison Smith: “Mr. [NYT’s Jonathan Weisman and Ken Bensinger report](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/28/us/politics/ronna-mcdaniel-harmeet-dhillon-rnc.html). Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) is joining K&L Gates as a government affairs counselor in the firm’s public policy and law practice. SUMMER LEE (Pa.), MAXWELL FROST (Fla.), GREG CASAR (Texas), BECCA BALINT (Vt.) and DELIA RAMIREZ (Ill.) are among the names you can get ready to hear a lot. [“Transportation Department will be looking into Southwest flight cancellations, Buttigieg says,”](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/transportation-department-will-looking-southwest-flight-cancellations-rcna63422)NBC [“Supreme Court blocks lifting of Trump-era Title 42 border policy,”](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/27/supreme-court-blocks-lifting-of-title-42-border-policy-00075650)by Myah Ward and Josh Gerstein: “The high court’s action spares the Biden administration from a court-ordered winding down of the policy, as both Republicans and Democrats warned that the U.S. “White House officials view the political salience of his agenda as both an underappreciated element of their ability to defy the expectations of sweeping GOP gains in the midterms and as a critical piece of what comes next. [WSJ’s Scott Calvert reports](https://www.wsj.com/articles/glenn-youngkin-floated-as-potential-2024-contender-first-faces-tests-in-2023-11672149621?mod=hp_listb_pos5) that Youngkin’s desires to pass a 15-week abortion ban and $1 billion in tax cuts could face stiff resistance in the Democratic-led state Senate. [“DeSantis ‘Czar’ Used Alias, Private Email As Contractor Sought Migrant Flights’ Deal,”](https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/desantis-czar-used-alias-private-email-as-contractor-sought-migrant-flights-deal/2937675/)by NBC 6 South Florida’s Tony Pipitone: “As his former client was seeking the contract to relocate migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, Gov. South Carolina is leading the way on a bill to define gender in the state constitution “in the context of reproductive potential,” not someone’s gender identity. And “the talks have been prompted in part by concerns over the lack of genomic sequencing data that could help identify the emergence of a new variant,” as health experts warn that China’s surge could birth the first new bad one in over a year.

(WASHINGTON) — New York Rep.-elect George Santos is facing mounting criticism from his future Democratic colleagues for fabricating parts of his biography ...

“He must do the public’s will in Washington. Residents want him to deliver tax relief and pass laws that will make our neighborhoods and our nation safer,” Cairo said. “He appears to be a complete and utter fraud. Yet over the last few weeks, I have heard from countless Long Islanders how deeply troubled they are by the headlines surrounding George Santos,” LaLota said. I will be good.” That’s a question from Kevin McCarthy at this point in time,” Jeffries said.

New York congressman-elect George Santos now admits he “embellished” his background, though it seems he really just made most of it up.

[Semafor](https://www.semafor.com/article/12/28/2022/george-santos-tries-to-explain-his-wealth), Santos explained — without providing much detail — that the $3.5 million to $11.5 million he made from a company he founded in 2021 was from “deal building” and “specialty consulting” for “high-net-worth individuals.” The firm, Devolder, was dissolved in 2022 after it failed to file an annual report; Santos claimed it was an accounting error. The Times found no record of his having attended the college from which he claimed to have graduated, no evidence he worked for the financial firms he listed as his prior employers, no sign of an animal-rescue charity he boasted of founding, no indication his claim of Jewish (and Holocaust-adjacent) ancestry was real, and on and on. But by the time he first ran for office in 2015, the basic outlines of Trump’s life and career in business and entertainment were well known and clearly established. But he’s going to have to come clean and stop pretending he just buffed up his accomplishments and characteristics rather than just making them up. He also did not provide much detail about his employment at Harbor City Capital, a firm [accused](https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2021/lr25082.htm) in April 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Commission of running a Ponzi scheme. With Republicans (and particularly presumptive Speaker [Kevin McCarthy](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/11/the-many-ways-maga-republicans-threaten-kevin-mccarthy.html)) needing every vote they can muster to organize the House and Democrats being reluctant to disenfranchise Santos’s constituents, he will probably get away with his lies for the present. inventive, such as the claim that several of his employees in the shadowy family business he says he owns were killed in the But when the New York Times began [looking into his background](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/nyregion/george-santos-ny-republicans.html) in mid-December, it quickly became clear that the candidate who called himself the “full embodiment of the American Dream” may have been dreaming up an identity for himself. [George Santos](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/12/what-hasnt-george-santos-lied-about.html), congressman-elect from the Third District of New York and international man of mystery, has been the feel-bad story of the holiday season. But the firm has has no website or LinkedIn page, and Santos did not list any clients of the firm on campaign disclosure forms. At any rate, Santos now has the celebrity that will make further “embellishments” impossible. The (apparently) 34-year-old Long Island Republican won one of the handful of upset races that gave his party a slim margin of control of the U.S.

The former presidential candidate called resume-inflating Santos's claims 'blatant lies' in Fox News interview.

“Wow,” Gabbard responded. Santos initially talked about the role of integrity for politicians, but Gabbard pushed back: “What does it mean though? When asked about this, Santos told Gabbard that he has Jewish heritage but was raised Catholic. When Gabbard confronted him further about his lies regarding his work at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, and how he can expect his constituents to trust him, Santos said the lies on his resume are “debatable” and “not false at all”. “We can have this discussion that can go way above the American people’s head”, he said, “but that’s not what I campaigned on”. He said he has joked that he is “Jew-ish”.

A New York Republican who flipped a Democratic-held congressional seat on Long Island is being investigated by a local prosecutor for telling “stunning” ...

Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly called the allegations against her fellow New York Republican "stunning." George Santos campaigns in Glen ...

He said his work included “specialty consulting” for “high net worth individuals.” Santos' company was dissolved in September, which Santos told Semafor was the result of his accountant's turning in late paperwork. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Rep. “I am Catholic. The residents of Nassau County and other parts of the third district must have an honest and accountable representative in Congress," Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. "The numerous fabrications and inconsistencies associated with Congressman-Elect Santos are nothing short of stunning. [Semafor](https://www.semafor.com/article/12/28/2022/george-santos-tries-to-explain-his-wealth) in an interview Wednesday that he made his money with a company he started that was involved in the "capital introduction" industry after he connected with a network of wealthy investors.

The top prosecutor in Nassau County, New York, on Wednesday said her office would investigate Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.) after reports emerged he had ...

Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), who was filling in for Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Gabbard took the criticisms a step further, at one point asking “Do you have no shame?” I’m not a persona. I’m not a facade. Robert Zimmerman, Santos’ Democratic opponent in New York’s 3rd Congressional District, demanded the Long Island Republican resign and face him in a special election. Still, he argued during his interview with the Post that it would not impact his ability to legislate and serve his constituents. No one is above the law and if a crime was committed in this county, we will prosecute it.”

U.S. Representative-elect George Santos, a New York Republican who acknowledged lying about his education and employment history while running for Congress, ...

[reviewed records](https://imgur.com/a/7LWzFjg) indicating he used the alias of “Anthony Zabrovsky” for fundraising for a pet charity. CNN reached out to GoFundMe but did not receive a response. Um, and the first thing to go was the prep school. This was the panel I was on. The Republican Jewish Coalition disinvited Santos from appearing at any of its events because he “misrepresented his heritage.” “We don’t carry the Ukrainian last name. “He obtained a GED during his senior year.” He also falsely claimed that his grandparents “survived the Holocaust” and fled Europe to escape Jewish persecution. “And I did it in the fashion of renewable energy and global warming. The Nassau County district attorney’s office said Wednesday that it is looking into Santos’ fabrications, though it did not specify the falsehoods it would explore. Genealogists CNN previously spoke with found no evidence of Jewish or Ukrainian heritage in his family tree. CNN also reviewed more instances of Santos providing additional false history of his family’s background.

“The numerous fabrications and inconsistencies associated with Congressman-Elect Santos are nothing short of stunning,” said Nassau County District Attorney ...

The 87-page dossier sought to tie him to the Jan. “I am Catholic,” he told the Post. “He deceived us and misrepresented his heritage. The report also sought to depict him as a far-right candidate. “Congressman-Elect George Santos has broken the public trust by making serious misstatements regarding his background, experience and education, among other issues,” said Joseph G. The Times uncovered records in Brazil that show Santos was the subject of a criminal investigation there in 2008 over allegations that he used stolen checks to buy items at an clothing shop in the city of Niteroi. “No one is above the law and if a crime was committed in this county, we will prosecute it.” He is scheduled to be sworn in next Tuesday, when the U.S. At the time, Santos would have been 19. In public comments and to us personally he previously claimed to be Jewish,” the coalition said. Cairo said he “expected more than just a blanket apology,” adding that “the damage that his lies have caused to many people, especially those who have been impacted by the Holocaust, are profound.” A spokesperson for the Nassau County DA’s office, Brendan Brosh, said Wednesday: “We are looking into the matter.” The scope of the investigation was not immediately clear.

The Nassau County district attorney said on Wednesday her office would examine Mr. Santos, who admitted to lying about his work and educational history ...

On Monday, he admitted that he had not graduated from that institution after The Times reported no record of his doing so. On Tuesday, Representative-elect Nick LaLota, a Republican who won in a neighboring district on Long Island, called for an investigation by the House Ethics Committee. She said that those calling for Mr. Santos to face further investigation for his statements on the campaign trail and on financial disclosure forms. Donnelly is one of several Long Island Republicans who have called on Mr. Jackie Silver, 56, of Great Neck, said she had voted for Mr. “When they don’t like someone, they really go after them,” Ms. In interviews with more than two dozen Long Islanders, many residents, including some who supported Mr. “He cheated,” Ms. He also acknowledged that he was not, as he had claimed, making substantial income as a landlord. Santos, a Republican who will represent northern Nassau County and northeast Queens when the next Congress begins, in the wake of a New York Times investigation that uncovered discrepancies in his campaign biography and raised questions about his business dealings. “No one is above the law, and if a crime was committed in this county, we will prosecute it,” said Ms.

In a sense Santos is a sad, farcical version of where Donald Trump has taken the Republican Party — into the land of unreality, the continent of lies. Trump's ...

McAdams quotes people who had been close to Trump who reported that being with him wasn’t like being with a conventional person; it was like being with an entity who was playing the role of Donald Trump. (If he were real, Jay Gatsby might have lived — estimations of the precise locations of the fictional East and West Egg vary — in what is now Santos’s district.) This feels different. McAdams calls Trump an “episodic man,” who experiences life as a series of disjointed moments, not as a coherent narrative flow of consciousness. I wonder if the era of the short-attention spans and the online avatars is creating a new character type: the person who doesn’t experience life as an accumulation over decades, but just as a series of disjointed performances in the here and now, with an echo of hollowness inside. In his book, “The Strange Case of Donald J. A reasonably accurate and coherent autobiographical narrative is one of the most important things a person can have. I don’t feel sorry for Trump the way I do for Santos, because Trump is so cruel. He claims to be a populist who hates the elites, but he wanted you to think he once worked at Goldman Sachs. Trump,” the eminent personality psychologist Dan McAdams argues that Trump could continually lie to himself because he had no actual sense of himself. He fabricated a new persona, that of a meritocratic superman. In a sense Santos is a sad, farcical version of where Donald Trump has taken the Republican Party — into the land of unreality, the continent of lies. I can’t feel much anger toward Santos for his deceptiveness, just a bit of sorrow.