Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is famous for his mendacity. He made up his educational history, his employment history, and his family background. He even pretended to be a star volleyball player.
As such, a common joke on social media ever since the revelations came out has been to say that Santos did something extraordinary and impossible, like storming the beach at Normandy or landing on the moon.
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“Nobody elected me because I played volleyball!” he said, referring to how he lied about playing volleyball in college.
Someone at the New York City Marathon this past weekend made a sign with such a joke: “Pace yourself. George Santos finished 21 hours ago.”
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“So this happened at the NYC marathon! lol,” Santos wrote on X, adding a laugh-crying emoji.
It’s unclear if Santos understood the joke, but in the responses, people mocked him for sharing a joke at his own expense.