Pardon Me? Even Trump’s Tired of Brazilian Drag Queen, George Santos— 'Til After The Midterms

Santos Faces Reality—And It’s Wearing Orange

I’m sure you remember George Santos, the Brazilian drag queen who persuaded some real, really, really exceptionally moronic imbeciles on the North Shore of Long Island to elect him to Congress in a swing district. I lived there when I was very young; I know how pathetically stupid these people are. There something bad in the water and it was, after all, one of the first “white flight” suburbs in the country— filled with racist cops and firemen.

Anyway, Santos has been whining that MAGA Mike has blocked him from getting pardoned by Señor TACO and told Tucker Carlson that he could get killed in prison. He pled guilty to 23 counts of fraud and theft and has a 7-year sentence. He has to report by the end of next week.

Always the drama queen, he told Carlson that “I don’t know that I’ll survive it. They’re putting me in a violent prison. I’m not a streetwise guy; I don’t know how to fight. I don’t know that I survive this. I am— this could be very much my last interview, and I’m not trying to be overdramatic here. I’m just being honest with you. I look at this as practically a death sentence to what could occur to me.”

Writing for the big Long Island newspaper, Randi Marshall reported that he’s still trying to weasel a pardon out of the Trumpster... who will surely give him one, but presumably wants him to serve a little time first.

Aside from blaming MAGA Mike, “Santos alleges,” according to Marshall, that polling by Nassau GOP chair Joseph Cairo and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman show any favoritism to the expelled representative would hurt local candidates this year and next when the House is up for grabs. ‘I’m nothing but a statistic in a poll,’ Santos told The Point. ‘It’s being politicized. Polling locally suggests it would wipe us out.’ While it might make sense that pardoning Santos wouldn’t help Republicans in local races this year or next, The Point was unable to find or confirm the existence of any polling that dealt with a Santos pardon or clemency request. Santos also suggested on social media this week that key House members, including Reps. Nick LaLota and Andrew Garbarino, might have asked President Donald Trump to hold back any opportunity for clemency.”

Last week, Santos told The Point that his initial request was for clemency, which could keep him out of prison, citing that he supports his autistic niece. He said the 87-month sentence he received is "insane," but added that he’s "not a choir boy" and made "bad choices."

But even as he was exploring the reasons behind his lack of pardon or clemency, Santos is expressing concerns about what could happen to him once in prison.

… Santos is still holding out hope for a last-minute reprieve. “Look, I’ve seen some people coming down to the wire, getting a pardon or clemency the day before,” Santos said in the interview, citing former Virginia sheriff Scott Jenkins, who was pardoned just before he was supposed to go to prison after being found guilty of bribery.

Meanwhile, Santos continues to post videos to Cameo, where he’s ranked second on the site’s “top talent” leaderboard.

But Santos also told The Point that he is preparing for the possibility that he’ll have to serve his prison term, adding that he’s “going to call it out for what it is.”

That became clear last week, when Santos first took to Twitter to blame Johnson for "stonewalling my ability to get a pardon using the same excuses he used for my expulsion— Polling."

At another point, Santos wrote: “To those stepping on my neck know this … What comes around goes around.”