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No member of house gop leadership has called on him to do so and until that happens, it's unlikely he's going to give up his seat. >> 142,000 people, julie, voted for someone that they thought was george santos, but looks like maybe that's not going to be the case. nbc's julie tsirkin, as always, i'm thankful for you getting up and hanging out with us, and getting us started. thanks for being here. and later this hour, more on the coming debt ceiling drama with congresswoman, jasmine crockett, and what is shaping up to be the first major battle on the hill since house republicans won that slim...

Voted for a george santos that is not the real george santos. that's the issue that we're facing here. >> let's play what congressman santos has said about the calls for him to resign. let's listen. >> i wish well all their opinions. but i was elected by 142,000 people. until those same 142,000 people say they don't want me, we'll find out in two years. i've worked my whole life. i've lived an honest life. i've never been accused of any bad doing. >> i mean, the part he says i've lived an honest life, it sounds like he's incapable of telling the truth. maybe there's something pathological goin...

With exclusive interviews with parents and loved ones of the victims, as well as with those who knew suspect bryan kohberger. that's tomorrow night, 9:00 p.m. eastern, a two-hour "20/20." i'll see you then. we continue with the news tonight, and to capitol hill. tonight, the list of republicans calling for george santos to resign is now growing. and today, in fact, santos insisting he has, quote, lived an honest life, and that he has, quote, never been accused of any bad doing. our chief washington correspondent jonathan karl with a fact check on that statement tonight. >> reporter: today, t...

The talented mr. santos finally decided it was his time to share his story, and guess how he addressed his constituents? on steve bannon's podcast, of course, which was guest hosted by none other than matt gaetz, and here what he said. >> came here to serve the people, not politicians and party leaders and i'm going to do that. i was elected by 142,000 people. until those same people tell me they don't want me, we'll find out in two years. >> yeah, i mean, who cares if those folks already called on him to resign. in the same interview, he told gaetz he didn't have any preconceived notions on w...

Puck yet again. >> that is george santos, earlier today he said if 142 people called on him to resign, he would he later corrected himself, and said that was 142,000. at one point, matthew, does this become such a distraction, -- >> well, i think that is a good question, but i think the bigger question is not about him but the republican party. that has opened their doors to, this that has that it is okay if you completely lie, the former president lied, whatever the new number was 35,000 times, that was fine. now they have a guy who lied about everything. the interesting thing to me is when k...