Video of George Santos, who calls himself “Anthony Devolder”, has been viewed 2.8 million times

Republican Rep. George Santos is facing a fresh wave of criticism after a video surfaced on Twitter showing the embattled congressman calling himself “Anthony Devolder.”

In the clip posted by PatriotTakesan anonymous Twitter account dedicated to “exposing right-wing extremism and other threats to democracy,” Santos posed a question to a panel at a #WalkAway Foundation event in 2019.

“My name is Anthony Devolder, I live in New York City,” Santos says in the video. “I recently started a group called United for Trump. So if you guys want to follow that would be great.”

As of Friday evening, the clip had been viewed over 2.8 million times.

According to its website, the #WalkAway campaign is a grassroots movement for people who have “walked away” from the “left” and can now tell their story of how they “put identity politics behind them”. According to the video released on Friday, the event Santos attended was open specifically to the LGBTQ community.

Santos, a Republican representing New York’s 3rd congressional district, has faced multiple calls to resign from his new post after admitting to lying about himself while running for Congress that fall. Santos misled the public about his educational and professional background while falsely claiming that he was Jewish.

According to a report by United States todaywho examined public records on issues Santos faced about his finances is the full name of Congressman George Anthony Devolder Santos.

In light of Friday’s viral clip, some House Democrats, including the Florida representative, escalated their criticism of Santos Maxwell Frostwho reposted the PatriotTakes video.

“So what’s the wrong name, Anthony Devolder or George Santos???” Frost tweeted after using an acronym for uproarious laughter.

Representative in California Ted Lieu also commented on Santos’ confusing name story and published an exchange found by CNN in which Santos passed “George Devolder” on Twitter in 2020.

“Dear @SpeakerMcCarthy: GOP representative ‘George Santos’ also introduced himself as ‘George Devolder’ and ‘Anthony Devolder,'” Lieu wrote.

“Why are you still supporting the Republican congressman allegedly known as George Santos?” he added.

Democrats aren’t the only ones criticizing Santos’ dubious history. The Nassau County Republican Party called on the congressman to step down from office “immediately” this week. Santos District includes parts of Nassau.

Meanwhile, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has defended Santos, who remains in office, saying “voters elected him to serve.”

“If there’s a concern and he has to go through ethics, let him go through that,” the Republican leader said this week, according to a report by The hill.

Santos has said he will not resign.

news week has reached out to the Santos office for comment.