New York workplace of Rep. George Santos vandalized with graffiti, police say

The New York district workplace of U.S. Rep. George Santos was vandalized with graffiti that spelled out a tri-lingual string of vulgarities towards the embattled Republican congressman, police advised CNBC on Friday.

Police acquired a name on Friday morning after the phrases “Santos is,” adopted by the Greek, Mandarin and Spanish phrases for a scatalogical expletive, have been discovered written on the lawmaker’s Queens-area workplace in gold spray paint, an NYPD spokesman stated.

It was not instantly clear if police had recognized any suspects within the incident, which is believed to have occurred someday between 5 p.m. ET on Thursday and eight:30 a.m. ET on Friday.

“This act of cowardly conduct is past unacceptable and compromises the protection of my workers in addition to my constituents,” Santos stated in a press release despatched by means of his workplace.

“My workers ought to by no means have to fret about coming into the office, nor constituents who require federal help. A report was filed with the NYPD 111th Precinct, and I encourage anybody who might have info to contact them immediately,” he stated. “I want to personally thank the NYPD for his or her dedication to public security, and for preserving my district workers secure.”

The incident comes as Santos’ transient time in Congress has been suffering from a torrent of bipartisan criticism surrounding his lies on the marketing campaign path about his private life and training, together with a laundry record of different scandals.

The freshman lawmaker has vowed to serve out his full two-year time period in workplace, however stated this week he will not serve on any Home committees till the numerous investigations into his marketing campaign and funds have concluded.