Hodgetwins - Tulsi Gabbard's Relentlessly Goes After George Santos' LIES!
Aired: 2023-01-07
Duration: 03:09


=== Washington's Culture of Deception (01:35) ===

[00:00:00]  A permanent Washington has created a culture where it's acceptable to lie to further your own interests.
[00:00:06]  Just try not to get caught.
[00:00:07]  I should know I served in Congress for eight years.
[00:00:10]  But even when these politicians do get caught, people just shrug their shoulders and move on.
[00:00:15]  No big deal, no consequences.
[00:00:17]  A few examples.
[00:00:18]  Dick Blumenthal lied about his military service.
[00:00:22]  And of course, Elizabeth Warren lied about having Native American heritage.
[00:00:27]  So no one should be surprised.
[00:00:29]  The American people don't trust these politicians.
[00:00:32]  They've got no faith that those in Washington are actually working for the people when they're so clearly working for themselves.
[00:00:39]  George Santos, who was just elected to represent New York in Congress in this past election, has actually been lying extensively about his own past.
[00:00:48]  Now, he admits to some of these deceptions.
[00:00:50]  For example, Santos acknowledges that he, quote, embellished his resume by saying that he graduated from Beirut College, but he didn't.
[00:00:59]  Santos has also admitted he never actually worked for Citigroup in Goldman Sachs, even though his website suggested that he did.
[00:01:07]  Additionally, Santos once called himself a proud Jew.
[00:01:11]  But in an interview with the New York Post, Santos now says, quote, I am Catholic.
[00:01:16]  Because I learned my maternal family had a Jewish background.
[00:01:19]  I said I was Jew-ish.
[00:01:22]  Congressman Alec Santos, thank you for joining us today.
[00:01:27]  The first question I really want to ask you now that all this has been revealed is, what does the word integrity mean to you?

=== Santos Admits to Embellishments (01:34) ===

[00:01:35]  Answer it.
[00:01:36]  Answer it.
[00:01:36]  Well, Tulsi, thank you for having me.
[00:01:38]  You know, to answer your question, integrity is very important.
[00:01:42]  And like I said to the New York Post, embellishing the message.
[00:01:46]  What does it mean, though?
[00:01:47]  What does it mean?
[00:01:48]  Because the meaning of the word actually matters in practice.
[00:01:51]  Of course.
[00:01:52]  It means to carry yourself in an honorable way.
[00:01:55]  And I made a mistake.
[00:01:57]  And I think humans are flawed.
[00:01:58]  And we all make mistakes, Tulsi.
[00:02:01]  I think we can all look at ourselves in the mirror and admit that once in our life we made a mistake.
[00:02:04]  I'm having to admit this in national television for the whole country to see.
[00:02:08]  And I have the courage to do so because I believe that in order to move past this and move forward and be an effective member of Congress, I have to face my mistakes and I'm facing them.
[00:02:19]  I'm only human.
[00:02:21]  You get embellished.
[00:02:22]  Those are lies.
[00:02:23]  Like, look, this is what embellishing looks like.
[00:02:25]  Okay, I put up an ad on e-hommee.
[00:02:28]  I'm six foot three, but I'm really five foot eight.
[00:02:31]  Yeah.
[00:02:31]  That's embellishing.
[00:02:32]  I have six inches.
[00:02:33]  No, I'm going to embellish.
[00:02:34]  I got 12 inches.
[00:02:36]  Right?
[00:02:37]  I get down with one and I got a trope between my legs.
[00:02:41]  That's embellishing.
[00:02:42]  You just took it just, that's embellishing.
[00:02:45]  You just lied.
[00:02:46]  You went to a school, didn't go there, said you was Jewish, but you said, you meant to say you was Jewish.
[00:02:55]  That's not embellishing.
[00:02:57]  That is just, you're just lying.
[00:02:59]  Well, you know what?
[00:03:00]  He's a Republican.
[00:03:01]  We picked up a Republican seat with him.
[00:03:03]  I was like, yeah, but see, we're doing it the right way.
[00:03:05]  No way.
[00:03:07]  This dude's a damn Democrat.