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Today, a serial liar who became a US congressman. what his story tells us about American politics today. Attention to all passengers. You can now book your train tickets on Uber and get 10% back in

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Trains, now on Uber. Tees and sees apply. Check the Uber app. For some time now, an unusual figure, a conservative Republican, has cast a shadow over American politics.

People didn't think much of him until he blindsided the Democrats with an election win that

no one saw coming.

The people still struggle to explain.

He's gained a reputation for big bombastic claims,

for courting controversy, stretching the truth, and allegedly committing criminal acts in office.

Who is this rogue politician who calls himself an icon and whose journey, described as Gatsby-esque, is about to be the subject of its own HBO movie.

From The Guardian, I'm Michael Safi. Today in focus, US. Tell me who is George Santos, at least the way he tells it?

In his telling he's a wealthy... Santos at financial giants. When I first started in my career at Citigroup, I was told, oh, you're a really smart guy.

And here I am.

Today I am a proud regional director of a $1.5 billion fund.

And since then, he's run a family-owned property company,

which owns 13 properties and is worth $80 million.

George Santos is also a noted academic who graduated towards the top of his class from a prestigious university.

He also earned an MBA. He's a talented athlete, albeit one hampered by injury, a charity founder, and he also has a passion for the arts.

He produced a Broadway musical.

In his youth he was on the TV show Hannah Montana alongside Myli Cyrus but he has had a brush with

tragedy his mother was caught up in the September 11th attacks on New York

again this is in his telling. She was in the South Tower and she made it out. She got caught up in the ash cloud. My mom fought cancer till her death.

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