State of the Union 2024: George Santos receives icy welcome after surprise appearance at Capitol

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Former New York GOP Rep. George Santos made a return to Capitol Hill for President Joe Biden‘s State of the Union address, and he made sure no one missed his attendance.

Clad in a Swavorski crystal suit jacket and a bedazzled collar, Santos returned to the House chamber on Thursday evening for the first time since being ousted by his colleagues just three months earlier. His visit surprised several members on both sides of the aisle, garnering mixed reactions from those who backed the historic measure to remove him from office.

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