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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Feinberg

George Santos admits fabricating work experience and calls Mitt Romney ‘racist’ in bizarre interview

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Embattled GOP Representative and compulsive fabulist George Santos appeared to admit fabricating business experience on his resume to create a persona that would be more attractive to voters in a bizarre, rambling interview with right-wing Newsmax host Greg Kelly.

During a Thursday appearance on Kelly’s eponymous prime-time show, Mr Santos responded to a prompt about his motivation for claiming to have been employed by Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, though he claimed that he “never lied” because he supposedly worked for contractors engaged by both firms.

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