Santos pitches himself to Trump for future administration role

Former Rep. George Santos (R.N.Y.), who was recently expelled from Congress, said Tuesday that he would replace former President Donald Trump as head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) if he wins his reversionary bid. He came forward. Housing in 2024.

“My New Year's resolution is for President Trump to return to the White House and be appointed Director of ICE in 2025,” Santos wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

“We are well aware of the abuses and disregard for our sovereignty, but we are the United States of America, not a global dumping hub. With the sole exception of four great years of DJT, ICE has been My time has been tied,” Santos wrote, referring to Trump by his initials.

“The time is now,” Santos continued. “That's why I'm putting my name in the running to play someone brave and fearless, not a coward who's afraid of the media spin. Submit to #MSM, and I'm overjoyed.” I challenge you all.”

Santos has frequently interacted with the media as he faced a number of political scandals during his time in the House of Representatives, which ultimately led to his removal last month in a vote of 311-114-2. The New York Republican became the sixth member to be expelled from the House of Representatives.

Mr. Santos is accused of misleading donors, fraudulently receiving unemployment benefits, lying on House financial disclosures, inflating campaign finance reports, and charging donors' credit cards without authorization. He is facing federal criminal charges. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. The House Ethics Committee also released a scathing report that found there was clear evidence that Mr. Santos had committed serious crimes, and this came after two attempts to oust Mr. Santos failed. , which was one reason some resistance groups were forced to vote in favor of expelling the embattled lawmaker.

Santos initially vowed never to return to Congress, but recently said he would consider running again. He has not said whether he wants to remain in politics throughout his career.

But in his post about X, Santos said he knew “exactly” what it would take to properly lead ICE and that he had privately solicited a hypothetical position.

“It's time to take back our country. If you believe the nonsense numbers provided by the media, you are accepting a big lie. Careless and negligent immigration policies have undermined our nation's sovereignty for years. “There are more than 50 million citizens who have been violated, and if given a job, they would know exactly where to start and carry out the deportation raids that this country needs,” Santos said. wrote.