Rep. George Santos, facing likely expulsion from Congress, launched a expletive-ridden tirade in a livestream Friday night, accusing his House colleagues of casting votes hungover, cheating on their spouses, and being “hypocrites.”

The three-hour-long rant came after House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest introduced a resolution to expel Santos that many of his former allies have promised to support.

Guest introduced the resolution following the committee’s monthslong investigation into the congressman, which found he used campaign funds to pay for Botox, personal travel, and even porn.

Santos singled out Guest in the livestream, saying the chairman should “be a man and stop being a pussy and call the damn motion.” But he had harsh words for all of his colleagues, on both sides of the aisle, whom he accused of “act[ing] like they’re in ivory towers with white pointy hats and they’re untouchable.”

“Within the ranks of United States Congress there’s felons galore, there’s people with all sorts of shystie backgrounds,” he said.

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    But he had harsh words for all of his colleagues, on both sides of the aisle, whom he accused of “act[ing] like they’re in ivory towers with white pointy hats and they’re untouchable.”

    So spill the fucking beans! That’s true scorched earth.

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      Would anyone believe what he said? That’s probably why they’re going for it.

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        I mean… maybe? For example, there’s not much I’d believe Madison Cawthorn on, but coke-filled orgies I kinda’ actually believe him on. Especially with how the rest of the Republicans responded by instantly burying him.

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          You’ve got half a point: he was probably telling the truth, but none of the people in the cult believed him…

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          You’re explaining what I mean. They now have proven what a liar and cheat he is, Santos’ truths are going to be buried in the muck.

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    If he wants to take down other Republicans with him when he goes down in flames, I’ll happily pop some popcorn and watch.

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      He’s so toxic, and has been since he stepped into office I’m wondering what he might possibly know?

      Who would confide in the confidence man?

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        Yeah, everyone knew his deal before he was sworn in. Nobody is telling him anything. Maybe he heard some rumors. More likely, he’s just talking shit about what most of us assume is going on. That’s how con men operate. They tell lies that are easy to believe and that you want to believe.

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          Exactly. I have no doubts that the truth is much worse than what Santos is claiming, but regardless we’ll never know.

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        He doesn’t know anything. The only thing that keeps him there are the razor thin margins in the house.

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    You know how annoying republicans get about drag shows?

    It’s recently occurred to me as to why. The only drag queen they know is George Santos.

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    I’ve been trying to figure out where I’ve seen him before, and I just realized it’s in the middle of the Funhouse Pinball table.

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          Not so much, but I grew up in a town with a couple of really good arcades. Also, there is a pinball arcade in this town now with like 30-40 tables and you can play as much as you want for $10 on Friday and Saturday nights. A lot of them are new, which are less fun, but they have some good classics too.

          I don’t know what it was about Funhouse, but it just really appealed to me. I got very good at it. I almost always got a free game. I could play it for an hour before I got too tired and had to give it over to someone else.

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            Me either. I’ve played a handful as a little kid with mom’s quarters. I had never heard it called a “table”. It’s cool and I like it. Figured you were in the know.

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              Oh, no, actually I used to work at one of the arcades when I was 19 or 20 (awful job) and that’s what they called them.

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                  And you’d be accurate too!

                  Table is definitely the common nomenclature when referring to different pinball machines.

                  Like if you said “I’m really digging this Medieval Madness table right now” anyone familiar enough with pinball machines would know exactly what you mean ;)

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    When it comes to calling the Republicans who have protected him out of weak self-interest for so long cowards, criminals and hypocrites, he’s got a point…

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    “Ivory towers with white pointy hats”?

    Well. I do suspect a lot of the Republicans feel quite comfortable in white pointy hats.

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    Maybe they can try persuading the 31 Dems that voted against his expulsion the last time.

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      You mean the individuals waiting for the report referenced? I don’t think they’re going to need convincing nearly as much as you need to pay attention.

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        Yeah, I too always wait for a report before agreeing that a cloudless sky is blue, mountains are tall and the Pacific Ocean is large 🙄

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          I think it’s more about not setting a ‘look before you leap’ precedent which could be applied against them in the future.

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            I’d much rather they set a precedent of not letting obvious conmen swindle taxpayers for almost $160k in congressional wages before taking any action.

            Handling Santos with kid gloves like this only encourages others to try and emulate his scam.

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              What’s stopping Republicans for having routine expulsion votes for Democrats without waiting for an official report? Precedent. Things are chaotic enough.

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                You’re very naive if you truly think that today’s GOP would let precedent get in the way of abusing their powers OR that that’s the real reason why conservative Dems are siding with them.

                The current GOP house leadership has already broken more precedent than the last 3 combined and those 31 Democrats share a lot of owner donors with Republicans, which is a much more likely reason for them dragging their feet in spite of clear and rampant fraud.

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                  Oooh conspiracy. Yes, become the thing you hate; report back on how that works out on you.

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          It’s good to have all the information before you make a decision. I see you’re trying to be cute but you’re making yourself look like an idiot.