Embattled freshman Republican Rep. George Santos of New York has been under growing pressure to resign as key details of his backstory continue to unravel. He has thus far refused to step down
New York Republican Rep. George Santos on Thursday denied that he ever 'performed' as a drag queen named Kitara after allegations surfaced that he did just that in Brazil circa 2008.
Santos, who is under growing pressure to resign as details of his backstory continue to unravel, was identified in a 15-year-old photo depicting two drag queens on Brazil's Icaraí Beach.
A Brazilian drag queen named Eula Rochard told independent journalist Marisa Kabas that she was the other person in the photo and named Santos, now 34, as her friend alongside her.
But the freshman congressman denounced the claim as 'false' and accused the media of chasing 'outrageous' stories.
'The most recent obsession from the media claiming that I am a drag Queen or "performed" as a drag Queen is categorically false,' Santos wrote on Twitter Thursday morning.
'The media continues to make outrageous claims about my life while I am working to deliver results. I will not be distracted nor fazed by this.'
And House Republican leaders guaranteed that Santos will have his own Congressional workload, despite mounting concern over his place on Capitol Hill.
He'll be serving on two committees in the 118th Congress - the Small Business panel and the Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Meanwhile, Santos is under federal...
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