Utah Sen.Mitt Romneyhad some harsh words for New York Rep.George Santosbefore Tuesday night’sState of the Unionaddress.
Romney later criticized Santos for taking a front aisle seat and “trying to shake hands” with Biden, 80, which Romney considered inappropriate “given the fact that he’s under ethics investigation,” he told reporters.
“He should be sitting in the back row and staying quiet instead of parading in front of the president and people coming into the room,” he said.
MSNBC/YouTube
The senator also called Santos"a sick puppy"for his lies, according to USA Today.
He told CNN he didn’t hear if Santos responded at the time. Santos, however, did seemingly make a more public response,tweeting"Hey @MittRomney just a reminder that you will NEVER be PRESIDENT!" after the event.
Santos has come under fire as he hasadmitted to lyingon his resumé, biography and about his finances. He confessed he did not attend New York University or Baruch College, and never worked at Citigroup or Goldman Sachs, as he previously stated.
George Santos.Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty
Further lies included thathe was Jewish(to which he later said he meant “Jew-ish”) and that his mother was in the World Trade Center during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, though it was later discovered shewasn’t even in the countryat the time.
George Santos.Sipa via AP Images
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer.
“He shouldn’t be in Congress, and they’re going to go through the process and hopefully get him out,” Romney said to reporters. “But he shouldn’t be there and if he had any shame at all, he wouldn’t be there.”
source: people.com
