GOP Rep. George Santos Rants That He Would Wear His Expulsion From House ‘Like A Badge Of Honor’

In anticipation of his likely expulsion from the House of Representatives, Rep. George Santos (R-New York) said that he would “wear it like a badge of honor.”

Santos was indicted on federal charges that include money laundering, identity theft and wire fraud. He has also been accused of swindling campaign donors and using their money for purchases at Hermes, subscription fan sites and Botox. He is no longer seeking re-election and is preparing to go to trial next September.

In an X Spaces hosted by conservative commentator Monica Matthews on Friday, Santos said he expected to be expelled when the House votes on the matter this coming week.

“I don’t care,” he said about his impending removal. “You want to expel me? I’ll wear it like a badge of honor. I’ll be the sixth expelled member of Congress in the history of Congress. And guess what? I’ll be the only one without a conviction.”

Santos continued on a lengthy tirade, during which he took shots at many of his colleagues. He mocked Rep. Michael Guest (R-Mississippi), who chairs the committee that filed the report about Santos’ misconduct.

“It ain’t gonna be the dude from Mississippi that’s gonna kick me, a New Yorker, out of Congress,” Santos declared. “No offense to people from Mississippi, but making that very, very clear, it’s going to take a lot more than that.”

Santos also noted the case of former Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who was investigated last year on claims of an inappropriate relationship with a male staffer. Cawthorn lost reelection and the charges were dropped.

Santos claimed that those who voted against expelling Cawthorn were “hypocrites,” as they regularly cheat on their spouses and ignore their professional duties.

“I have colleagues who are more worried about getting drunk every night with the next lobbyist that they’re gonna screw and pretend like none of us know what’s going on, and sell of the American people, not show up to vote because they’re too hungover or whatever the reason is, or not show up to vote at all and just give their card out like f—ing candy for someone else to vote for them,” Santos claimed.

“This s— happens every single week,” he continued. “Where are the ethics investigations?”

The full House is expected to vote on Santos’ expulsion next week.