‘You were a cop, right?’: Disgraced congressman George Santos unloads on Mayor Eric Adams
Disgraced Republican former Congressman George Santos took to X in order to take aim at his latest target, embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
In the nearly two minute long clip, Santos curses Adams repeatedly as he describes how his car got broken into on December 26.
Santos earlier this month became only the sixth lawmaker in history to be expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives. A week later he appeared in court in Central Islip for a hearing on the raft of criminal fraud charges he faces.
‘Hey all, George Santos here, (long sigh), do you want to know what I got for Christmas?,’ he begins the video.
‘Mayor Adams, you are so good at running this city. The Christmas gift I got, it’s a first for me. I never thought I’d experience this in my life but I guess we’re back to New York in the 70.’
Santos uploaded the clip on December 27, alleging that his car had been broken into the day before while calling on Mayor Eric Adams to resign
At one point in the clip, Santos shows the broken window of his ‘brand-new’ car while saying that his was one of six in the area that was subject of a break-in
Santos called embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams ‘inept’ in the clip
The camera then pans over to Santos’ car where the windows are broken.
‘Freshly broken car glass. Look at that Mayor Adams, this is the city you’re running. You were a cop, right? You piece of s**t. Is that what you do? Is that how’re you’re keeping this city safe? You f***ing animal,’ he ranted.
‘I have to deal with this s**t now and it’s December 26th. Ain’t this lovely? Lovely I say. Oh by the way, did I mention it’s a brand new car? Like literally a brand f***ing new car.’
‘Don’t move to New York people. Stay the f**k away from here. This city only cares to f**k over Americans and take our taxpayer dollars and shove it in the a**es of these migrants while the city is dangerous, we can’t even street park our cars.’
‘This isn’t that kind of neighborhood, I’m not in the ghetto, I’m not in the hood.’ It’s not clear where exactly the video was recorded. According to Santos’ X page, he is based in the Whitestone section of Queens.
‘This is literally the reality. Do you know the crazy part? I’m one of six cars, same row, same row, same row of parked cars. So you don’t tell me.’
‘What are you doing Mayor Adams? You should f***ing resign, you piece of s**t. You were a cop. You should know better. You should know how to run this city.’
Santos earlier this month became only the sixth lawmaker in history to be expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives
‘You’re a f***ing inept a*****e that just wants to be a little: ‘Oh, you have a brand, you wear your little earrings.’ F*** you Adams!,’ he said as he concluded his rant.
‘F**K OU! You need to resign in disgrace you f*****g a*****e! I’m so done playing nice! Having your car broken into is a freaking terrible feeling I can’t even describe it properly!,’ Santos wrote in the accompanying caption.
In September 2023, The New York Times reported that car break-ins were soaring in the Big Apple. Up to that point, over 10,500 cars were broken into across the city’s five boroughs.
In 2022, that number was around 9,000. According to the Times, officials saw TikTok trends as one of the reasons for the increase. Videos on the Chinese app show users how to easily gain access to cars such as Hyundais and Kias.
In an interview with WABC radio that aired earlier this month, Santos said he hopes to eventually regain the trust of the American people and return to public office.
‘I’m not done with public service, I want to go back to Congress,’ he said. ‘I’m not saying today, I’m not saying tomorrow. I’m 35, I have a lot of things I need to take care of first, I think we all know.’
The ex-lawmaker faces a slew of criminal charges, including allegations that he defrauded campaign donors, lied to Congress about his wealth, received unemployment benefits while employed, and used campaign contributions to pay for personal expenses like designer clothing.
Among the charges are allegations that he made unauthorized charges on credit cards belonging to some of his donors.
Santos pleaded not guilty to a revised indictment in October.
Prosecutors revealed in a court filing Monday that they were negotiating with Santos to potentially resolve his criminal case without a trial.
In an interview on CBS New York that aired Sunday, Santos said he hadn’t ruled out pleading guilty, saying ‘there’s obviously conversations taking place, especially after what happened in Congress, and we’ll see.’
Santos was elected last year after campaigning as a self-made Wall Street whiz, but was revealed after the election to have been a fabulist who had lied about where he worked, where he went to college and big chunks of his personal background.
Since leaving Congress, Santos launched an account on the website Cameo, where the public can pay him for a personalized video message. In the televised interview, Santos said he made more money in a week on the platform than his annual salary as a congressman.
A special election will be held Feb. 13 to elect his successor in a House district that includes a mix of wealthy Long Island suburbs and a working-class section of Queens.
That race will likely pit former U.S. Rep. Thomas Suozzi, a Democrat who previously held the seat before running unsuccessfully for governor, against one of a number of Republicans.