Twitter users could not stop laughing after one of their own pointed out who New York Republican Representative George Santos reminds them of and the answer is bound to make perfect sense if you're a fan of HBO's Veep.
Twitter user @sunnyright went viral after they observed Santos—who recently admitted to “embellishing” his résumé following an extensive investigation by The New York Times that exposed multiple lies he told about his life story—looks like Will, the aide to Congressman Roger Furlong played by character actor Nelson Franklin.
@sunnyright said it had taken them "forever" to draw the connection between the newly minted Santos and Will from Veep but once you see it, you can't unsee it.
You can see @sunnyright's tweet below.
\u201cIt took me forever to realize who George Santos reminds me of.\n\nCongressman Furlong's aide Will from "Veep"\u201d— Sunny McSunnyface (@Sunny McSunnyface) 1672884458
As far as other Twitter users were concerned, the resemblance is utterly uncanny.
\u201cHas anyone seen George Santos and Will from 'Veep' in the same room together or what\u201d— Jay Willis (@Jay Willis) 1672858540
\u201cYou cannot tell me these are not just two pictures of the same person\u201d— Rachel (@Rachel) 1673111863
\u201cWill from VEEP vs George Santos \n\nIf you watched VEEP you know \ud83d\ude02\u201d— Benjamin Di\u2019Costa (@Benjamin Di\u2019Costa) 1673074746
\u201cYES. Been driving me crazy who Santos reminds me of too and it\u2019s absolutely Will.\u201d— Keya Vakil (@Keya Vakil) 1672980585
\u201cI swear to God if SNL doesn\u2019t get that guy from Veep to play George Santos they\u2019ve missed an opportunity.\u201d— Brian Shields (@Brian Shields) 1673189060
\u201c@chrisgeidner George Santos looks like Will from Veep.\u201d— Chris \u201cSubscribe to Law Dork!\u201d Geidner (@Chris \u201cSubscribe to Law Dork!\u201d Geidner) 1672860595
\u201cHe's Will from VEEP, isn't he? We've just watched an encore live episode of VEEP. It's the only explanation for what just happened in DC.\n#Santos\n#SpeakerVote\u201d— @RLBraithwaite@aus.social (@@RLBraithwaite@aus.social) 1673124220
\u201comfg this whole time i thought people were just posting pictures of will from veep without posting actual pics of george santos\u201d— dolf (@dolf) 1673049214
\u201cI COULD NOT FIGURE THIS OUT BUT THIS IS IT. THANK YOU!\u201d— Scott Smith (@Scott Smith) 1672939761
\u201cIs this why I have an overwhelming urge to insult him?\u201d— @williamjose@mastodon.world (@@williamjose@mastodon.world) 1672940690
\u201cI\u2019m starting to think George Santos is just Will from Veep who was forced to run a fake campaign as a Republican just to screw with a Democrat that Roger Furlong didn\u2019t like. But in our timeline Will ended up winning.\u201d— Dougie McFuckIts (@Dougie McFuckIts) 1672507444
\u201cWhy does Rep Santos look like Will from Veep and please someone tell me they act the same way too\u201d— Owen McManus (@Owen McManus) 1673104108
\u201cEvery picture of George Santos makes me think of Will from Veep. Which is cool because I ended watching this highlight reel, probably the actual best bits on the show altogether.\nhttps://t.co/FB4T6YFidN\u201d— "leftist" in big scare quotes (@"leftist" in big scare quotes) 1673047935
Santos—who is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation—had earlier fessed up to at least some of his lies in an interview with The New York Post.
Santos told the Rupert Murdoch owned conservative tabloid he is “embarrassed” by his false and misleading statements but he nonetheless believes he will be an “effective” House Republican in the new Congress even as questions remain about his education, work history and even his source of income.
As more of Santos' lies continue to be exposed—subsequent New York Times investigations have unearthed possible campaign finance violations due to suspicious expenditures listed on his campaign disclosures—Republicans have largely denounced him and Santos told New York GOP officials he does not plan to run for reelection in 2024.
The scandal around Santos created so much controversy it compelled New York Democratic Representative Ritchie Torres to introduce the SANTOS Act—the acronym stands for Stop Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker—to punish any members of Congress who lie under oath about their employment, military service or education.
