Republican Rep. George Santos of New York at the State of the Union Address on February 7, 2023.
Republican Rep. George Santos of New York at the State of the Union Address on February 7, 2023.
  • George Santos and Mitt Romney had what appeared to be a tense exchange at the State of the Union.
  • C-SPAN cameras captured the interaction, but the two men gave competing accounts.
  • Following the speech, Santos tweeted that Romney "will NEVER be PRESIDENT!"

Before President Joe Biden entered the chamber to deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, Rep. George Santos found himself in an apparently tense conversation with fellow Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah.