George Santos
New York Congressman-Elect George Santos speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) annual leadership meeting.
  • George Santos told Piers Morgan he used to say he was "Jew-ish" as a party joke. 
  • He also said he has taken four DNA tests to prove that his maternal grandparents are actually Jewish. 
  • Santos claimed his grandparents fled Belgium in 1941 before falsifying documents to say they were born in Brazil. 

George Santos on Monday insisted he used to call himself "Jew-ish" as a party joke, even after conceding that he is actually Catholic.