Romney told Santos in tense exchange in House chamber before SOTU

A member who witnessed the heated exchange in the House of Representatives chamber on Tuesday night claims that Republican Sen.

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Mitt Romney of Utah told Republican Rep. George Santos of New York: "You don't belong here."

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As he entered the chamber for President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech, Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, made the comments.

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Santos was blasted by Romney for being in the front aisle and "trying to shake hands" with the president and senators

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given the fact that he's under ethical investigation," Romney said in a CNN interview following the address.

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He stated that Santos may have responded to his statement, but he "didn't hear," adding that Santos

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should be sitting in the back row and remaining quiet instead of parading in front of the president and others entering the room.

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