Stephen Colbert pours cold water on George Santos’ plan to return to Congress

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Stephen Colbert trolled George Santos for turning up to the State of the Union on Thursday night time – regardless of being expelled from Congress after being uncovered as a serial liar and an accused prison.

On a stay version of The Late Show simply after the President Joe Biden’s tackle had wrapped up, Mr Colbert named and shamed the “thirsty-a*s b*****s” that confirmed up to the State of the Union, singling out the disgraced former congressman.

Mr Santos not solely put in an look on the identical place the place he was voted out simply three months in the past, he additionally used it to announce one other run for Congress.

“I hear you asking out there: ‘Steve, were there any thirsty-ass bitches in the audience?’” Mr Colbert requested.

“The answer is yes,” he continued. “Because thanks to rules giving former members of Congress floor access, George Santos attended the State of the Union.”

Mr Colbert was not impressed with Mr Santos’ return to the House of Representatives.

“Come on! You can’t just go back to your old job like you never left,” he mentioned.

“Unless you’re Jon Stewart. Keep it up, Jon –you’re crushing it!” he added, in reference to Mr Stewart’s current return to The Daily Show.

Despite at present dealing with federal prison expenses, Mr Santos took to X through the State of the Union to announce plans to face off towards his former colleague Representative Nick LaLota in a recent run for Congress.

“Tonight, I want to announce that I will be returning to the arena of politics and challenging Nick for the battle over #NY1. I look forward to debating him on the issues and on his weak record as a Republican. The fight for our majority is imperative for the survival of the country,” he wrote.

Mr LaLota actively helped take away Mr Santos from workplace and has beforehand known as him “a sociopath” and an consideration seeker.

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“New York hasn’t had a real conservative represent them since I left office arbitrarily, thanks to RINO, empty suits like @nicklalota,” Mr Santos added.

The announcement got here in the midst of Mr Biden’s fiery State of the Union tackle which the serial fabulist turned up to sporting a bedazzled collard and silver sneakers.

“After three months away from this place, I figured I’d come visit and watch the SOTU and update my ‘friends’ in the media about my new plans for public office,” Mr Santos informed Axios about his resolution to present up.

As nicely as Mr Santos’ shock look on the SOTU, Mr Colbert additionally highlighted the notable absence of 1 Supreme Court Justice from Thursday’s proceedings.

“Ahead of the president’s arrival, members of the Supreme Court filed in,” Mr Colbert reported. “Interestingly, Justice Clarence Thomas did not attend. It’s nice to know he’s willing to recuse himself from something.”