‘The guy’s a laughingstock’: Local donors and constituents say George Santos should step down

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‘The guy’s a laughingstock’: Local donors and constituents say George Santos should step down
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A Newsday/Siena College poll found that 78% of those surveyed in George Santos's district – where he was elected mere months ago – want him to resign, 'by huge bipartisan margins rarely seen in today’s divided political climate.'

Italian restaurant where Santos routinely ran up a tab of exactly $199.99, donated $3,750 to Santos’ congressional campaign committee. Oppedisano told Gothamist he would not donate to Santos’ future campaign, but welcomed him and any other diner to his restaurant.

Leslie Fastenberg, a political observer who gave $1,000 to the campaign, also expressed disappointment, though she said Santos’ lies were no novelty. Charlie Caliendo, a resident of Wantagh — an area that overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election — voted for Santos, casting a ballot along party lines. Now he says he regrets it.

Santos’ credibility issues would make it harder for him to address his constituents’ needs, O’Brien said. Among them, O’Brien said, would be a push for greater housing and transit options for Port Washington, a coastline community that largely voted Democrat in the last presidential election.

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