Speaker Johnson Talks With Rep. Santos as Expulsion Effort Mounts

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) looks on as the U.S. House of Representatives convenes for the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 3, 2023. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has talked with Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) about Mr. Santos’s options during the holiday as the embattled New York congressmen is expected to face expulsion effort for the third time when the House reconvenes this week after the Thanksgiving break.

When asked during his visit to the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport in Florida on Nov. 27 whether the House would vote to expel Mr. Santos from the U.S. House of Representatives, Mr. Johnson responded, “It remains to be seen.”