- “Jeopardy” host Ken Jennings infuriated George Santos after a Republican congressman was taken up as a clue.
- “I don’t have much to say, but George Santos is right,” he said on the show.
- Santos has been embroiled in a personal and campaign finance dispute.
“Jeopardy” host Ken Jennings on Wednesday taunted New York Republican Rep. George Santos on a recent episode of the popular game show, saying the beleaguered congressman was the answer to a clue.
“Danger! Masters” is being held episodeThe event, which featured three past champions, read out to contestants an $800 clue about “New York Rep.” under the “Recent Events” category.
“Subheadings in article about this New York legislator: ‘Lie about where you went to college,’ ‘Allegedly cheated disabled veterinarian with dying dog,'” Jennings said.
“Who’s George Santos?” contestant Mattea Roach got it right.
Jennings said, “I don’t have much to say, but what George Santos says is right,” he said.
—Michael Gold (@migold) May 25, 2023
Santos eventually admitted he didn’t attend Baruch College in New York, but dismissed the veterans’ claim that he received $3,000 from the dying dog’s GoFundMe page.
In a statement to Semaphor in January, Mr. Santos denied the allegations about a veteran’s dog as “fake.”
Shortly after the November 2022 midterm elections, when Mr. Santos won a hotly contested race in New York’s 3rd congressional district, a flurry of news reports was sparked largely by bombshells. New York Times report Santos has revealed that he lied numerous times during the campaign about his background, including fabrications about his education, work history and family background.
Dozens of Republican lawmakers in constituencies centered on Nassau County called for Santos to resign, but he refused and is even working for re-election in 2024.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been scrutinizing Santos’ fate for months, but the California lawmaker insists an ethics committee will determine whether he has violated the law in an ongoing investigation. bottom.
Earlier this month, federal prosecutors indicted Mr. Santos on charges of wire fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds, among 13 indictments. The lawmaker pleaded not guilty.
