On Tuesday evening, ahead of Joe Biden’s State of the Union address at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C, two prominent political figures, Mitt Romney and George Santos, were caught engaged in a heated conversation that didn’t seem friendly by any means. Witnesses near them recall hearing loud words being exchanged between the two men.
As the two men stood amidst a crowd of fellow politicians, you could see them both seeming angry as they seemed to be disagreeing on about something. While it was unclear what they were arguing about, it’s being reported that Romney apparently let Santos know that he should not be there, telling him he “ought to be embarrassed.” In the video you can see Santos continuing to talk at Romney as he walks away. According to ABC and CBS, Santos called Romney an a-hole.
"What an asshole" Rep. Santos appears to mouth to a colleague as a few senators – Manchin, Sinema, Romney – walk by him into the chamber.
— Ben Siegel (@bensiegel) February 8, 2023
A source tells @CBSNews Romney said, "You ought to be embarrassed."
Santos allegedly then called Romney an "asshole." https://t.co/Lj1l8phtkc
— mia salenetri (@miasalenetri) February 8, 2023
NEWS: I’m told Sen. Mitt Romney said to Rep. bill George Santos: “You don’t belong here,” according to a member who witnessed the tense exchange. https://t.co/Kjvollt6gz
— Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) February 8, 2023
Independent reported,
Freshman Congressman George Santos was confronted by Mitt Romney, the anti-Trump Republican senator from Utah, on Tuesday as the embattled representative arrived in the House chamber for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.
Cameras watching the controversial New York lawmaker, who is buried at the centre of countless scandals resulting from a long list of lies he has admitted to or been caught telling about his life and history, caught the Utah senator delivering a quick but scathing remark to his House colleague just a few minutes before Mr Biden’s speech began.
“You ought to be embarrassed”, it appears that Mr Romney says to his fellow Republican in the moment. Mr Romeny also told Mr Santos that he doesn’t belong in Congress, according to multiple reports after the exchange.
The two had a quick exchange of words, and Mr Santos was seen making a remark to the back of the departing senator.
ABC’s Ben Siegel then reported that Mr Santos was seen quipping “what an a******” to another member nearby.