DCCC Targets George Santos, Who Put Loyalty to Party Politics Over Public Safety

This week, the DCCC is launching a billboard campaign to highlight George Santos’ decision to place party politics over public safety by refusing to condemn Donald Trump’s call for Congressional Republicans to defund law enforcement. The billboard will be up as Long Islanders are on the road for Memorial Day.

Last month, disgraced, criminally indicted, and twice-impeached ex-President Donald Trump called on Santos and Congressional Republicans to “defund the DOJ and FBI.” When asked to simply comment on Trump’s call to defund agencies that keep Americans safe, Santos “didn’t provide any comment on whether they back Trump’s calls to defund the FBI and DOJ.”

On the campaign trail, George Santos consistently emphasized his “number one priority” in office would be public safety, yet his refusal to stand up for law enforcement and condemn Republican threats to public safety is yet another reason why he’s unfit to represent Long Island. 

DCCC spokesperson Nebeyatt Betre:
“George Santos– who time and time again attempts to paint himself as pro public safety – has shamelessly refused to condemn the twice-impeached, criminally-indicted former president’s call to defund the law enforcement agencies that keep Long Island families safe. Santos has put party politics over public safety – and we won’t let Americans forget.”

REMINDER: Last month, George Santos and House Republicans voted for the ‘Default on America Act,’ which would strip away federal funding for state and local law enforcement officers and eliminate thousands of positions at the FBI.

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