George Santos sat down with a group of reporters the day before he was expelled.
"I was an opposer of gay marriage," Santos said in response to a question about his relationships with more conservative House Republicans, according to audio obtained by Business Insider.
AdvertisementIt just so happened to be the two-year anniversary of his own gay marriage to his husband, Matt.
❤️ pic.twitter.com/uoVTuVSTWp — George Santos (@MrSantosNY) November 30, 2023"I thought it should have been a civil union," said Santos, referring to the alternative to fully-recognized marriage that some proposed prior to the Supreme Court's legalization of same-sex marriage in 2015.
"I'm not saying I oppose just gay marriage.
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