As if George Santos hadn’t been dealing with enough scrutiny, the congressman-elect appeared to flash a white power symbol in the House Chambers Thursday.
The three fingers and circle made by the pointer and thumb represented “W” and “P,” respectively, for “white power.”Brenton Tarrant flashed the symbolBecause of its past meaning, many caught using the gesture rely on plausible deniability to escape condemnation for its usage.
Santos has not commented on his use of the symbol Thursday. His team did not immediately respond to calls made by The Post. The yet-not-sworn-in politician has come under fire after several lies he made during his campaign were exposed last month. Santos is beingSantosto help him repair his image, a source told The Post Friday. Viswanag “Vish” Burra, a world political operative tied to ex-White House strategist Steve Bannon and businessman Carl Paladino, joined Santos’ team at the recommendation of Rep. Matt Gaetz .
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