The House vote that will decide the fate of Rep. George Santos will likely be pushed to Friday, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told Axios, delaying the likely ouster of the scandal-plagued Republican after his refusal to simply resign.
The delay is likely to please Santos, who previously complained on X spaces that the Thursday vote coincided with his second wedding anniversary. “It’s kind of not cool,” he said of the timing.
Johnson on Wednesday said he is concerned about the precedent the House would set should it vote to oust Stantos after a damning ethics report exposed the extent of his various wrongdoings.
