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George Santos’ Contribution To The Trump Stolen-Election Myth Is A Weird One

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 10: Rep. George Santos (R-NY) walks to a closed-door GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol January 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. House Republicans passed their first bill of the 118th Congress... WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 10: Rep. George Santos (R-NY) walks to a closed-door GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol January 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. House Republicans passed their first bill of the 118th Congress on Monday night, voting along party lines to cut $71 billion from the Internal Revenue Service, which Senate Democrats said they would not take up. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) MORE LESS

January 16, 2023 11:11 a.m.

A bizarre new George Santos fabrication has been highlighted by New York magazine.

The fabulist member of Congress from New York has become known for his wild claims, including many that could be easily debunked. But even by his own standards — and by those of the elaborate Trumpworld election-theft mythology — this one is odd.

“They did to me what they did to Donald J. Trump — they stole my election,” Santos said, speaking at a Trump rally on the Ellipse one day before the insurrection.

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