George Santos repeats claim his mother died from cancer due to 9/11, but records show she was in BrazilGeorge Santos leaves the US Capitol on January 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. Santos explained that he meant she died of cancer due to"toxic dust" from the terror attack.For more stories, go toRep. George Santos has doubled down on claims that his mother died due to 9/11 and dismissed immigration records showing that she was in Brazil when the attack occurred.
The New York Republican has long maintained that his mother was in her office in the South Tower on September 11, 2001. reported that it had viewed immigration documents that showed that Devolder had been in Brazil and not New York at the time of the terror attack. When asked about the immigration documents in the OANN interview, Santos responded that they"didn't know where that came from."