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# A Con Man Is Succeeding Me in Congress Today
- URL: https://werd.io/a-con-man-is-succeeding-me-in-congress-today/
- Published: 2023-01-03T17:16:34.000Z
- Updated: 2023-01-03T17:16:34.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:22

“But for now, there is no getting around the fact that Mr. Santos’s con game is a manifestation of a growing political phenomenon of saying or doing anything, with no automatic consequences. Whether it be far-right election deniers, personal attacks that call for violence against opponents, claims of false-flag mass shootings, extremists spouting the first thing that comes to mind and even one politician saying he could “shoot somebody” on Fifth Avenue and still not lose supporters.” [#Democracy](https://werd.io/tag/Democracy)

\[[Link](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/opinion/george-santos-congress.html)\]