Rep. George Santos barricaded himself in his district office as angry constituents stood outside demanding his resignation: reports

• Rep. George Santos hid from constituents who tried to deliver a petition to him on Wednesday.
• The embattled lawmaker sent a staffer to talk to the group instead, per multiple reports. 
• "I'm not hiding," Santos had tweeted the day before the encounter. 

Rep. George Santos hid inside his district office as constituents attempted to deliver a petition calling for his resignation on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.

Local residents who arrived at the scandal-hit Republican's district office in Douglaston, Queens, were greeted by a police cordon, UK newspaper The Independent reported.