Mitt’s getting feisty in his old age

Created
Thu, 09/02/2023 - 12:00
Updated
Thu, 09/02/2023 - 12:00
He’s mad as hell and he’s not going to take it anymore: The tense showdown between Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and George Santos (R-NY) that had tongues wagging ahead of Joe Biden’s State of the Union address has been revealed—and it’s even juicier than first thought. Earlier, Santos could be seen on the chamber’s video feed sitting near the center aisle in the House Chamber, seemingly waiting to shake President Biden’s hand. As Santos stood around, Romney appeared and the pair could be seen having a tense conversation. Even after the conversation appeared to be over, Santos turned towards Romney and spoke in his direction, despite the senator moving on. Biden evaded Santos in the end, with Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, (R-IA) snagging the shake in his place. It was initially unclear what was said between Santos and Romney—but the mystery was soon solved. Santos recounted the exchange to Semafor political reporter Kadia Goba, who detailed the conversation as below: Mitt: You don’t belong here. Santos: Go tell that to the 142K that voted for me. ADVERTISING Mitt: You’re an ass. Santos: You’re a much bigger asshole. Questioned after Biden’s speech, Romney confirmed he told Santos that he “didn’t belong here” and explained he made the comments because he “didn’t expect that [Santos] would be standing there trying to shake hands with every senator and the president of the United States. Mitt clearly has no fu…dges left to give: “Given the fact that he is under ethics investigation he should be sitting in the…