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Rep. Ritchie Torres on Trump's Indictment and the S.A.N.T.O.S. Act

Published Apr 1, 2023, 3:30 AM

"That sounds like a movie written by George Santos." New York Congressman Ritchie Torres discusses his wild first few weeks on the job – which included the January 6 insurrection and voting to impeach Trump – his introduction of the aptly named S.A.N.T.O.S. Act, and the need for gun reform policy.

You're listening to Comedy Central. Wow, we just had breaking news. Donald Trump has been voted to be indicted by a grand jury. First president to beingdicted former first president. What are your thoughts? Well, Donald Trump announced on true Social that he's been indicated rather than indicting. But no spell check the president. He probably should have chat chypt help him put together tweets, But I don't, um, you know, Donald Trump? Why not? You know? Donald Trump has been a pathological liar and lawbreaker his whole life, and yet and has gone away with it. Oh yeah, Like he's a master of getting away with it, and finally he's facing the accountability he deserves. But I know, I want to see that park walk. I'm dying for that. That's the only thing I want to say. But I will confess of all the crimes that he's committed in his life. I never thought, in my wildest dreams that he would be taken down by Hush Aims to a porn star. I mean, that's right right through that to that. So he's like he's like the al caponent of American politics. Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, we're real well put well put now. Now you're the first openly gay Afro Latino congress noting me publicly, Come on, Oh no, no, I would never do that. I would never do that. And you're part of the Hispanic caucus, the Black Caucus, the equity caucus. Don't you think all these caucuses should caucus together and greater enormous caucus. How power would that caucus be? Look, foss, Diversity is not a source of division, It's a source of unity. The House Democratic Caucus is the most diverse legislative caucus in American history. Seventy percent of the caucus consists of members of the LGBTQ community, woman, people of color. Like the House Democratic Caucus has more diversity and intersectionality than George Santos. So sneaking of George Santos And by the way, George Santos and I were the only Latinos in the New York Congressional delegation, so we're very close. Does he pretend to did he somebody else? When you tried to talk to him? You know, I avoid him. You're the one that avoys. That's what I thought. You know, I have trouble keeping track of his lies. But you know, he's pretended to be a gay by racial Ukrainian, Belgian, Brazilian Jewish. Yes, a volleyball champion, Wall Street banker, whose mother died twice, including on nine eleven, whose ancestors survived the Holocaust, whose employees died in the Pulsemah shooting. I mean, his life story is the greatest fiction in the history of Congressional Oh my god, it's so true though. That's why that's why I introduced stopping another non truthful office seeker Act, the Santos Act. Yes, how long did it take you to come up with that acronym? Was born with that acronym in mind? Oh shit, what can I say to that? I feel like my life is like a drama. I mean, January sixth was my third day on the job. Wow, that's your third day, thirday in the job. And so if someone had said to a younger version of myself, Richie, you're going to become a member of Congress during a global pandemic and witness an insurrection against the US capital and then vote to impeach the host of the celebrity Apprentice, and all of that would happen within the first two weeks, I would have said that sounds like a movie. Written by George Santos ch Chan brother. Now, now you know we had this terrible shooting this week, I wanted to ask you about gun reform. I mean Republicans they don't want to support background checks, they mental fund programs. I mean, what do we do about this? How do how do we deal with them? Look, whenever there's a mass shooting, Republicans are quick to bring up mental illness. Every society on earth has mental illness. We are the only wealthy country that has an epidemic of gun violence and mass shootings. That is not like, let's be clear, it's it's not an inevitability. It's a public policy choice. Like we as a society have chosen to put our own children at risk of gun violence. And there are Republicans who claim we're powerless because there's evil in the world. And my view is, if you're too powerless to protect children from mass murder, then you have no business being in Congress. Yes, like, what do you is? That's why I voted for you? Thank you, thank you well. If you voted for me without being in my district, that's voter fraud. So I want that's why I campaign for you. I appreciate it. I didn't vote twice. I appreciate that I tried, but I couldn't. Although your endorsement is an I legal contribution, and we just had a former president and didn't contribute, I stomped for you. Yeah, that's why you're my new embassy show, the documentaries that I'm doing it like Zama does America. You're in my third episode. Thank you, Richie. That was a blast man. 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