Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) on X (original) (raw)
Personal account in which I speak for myself rather than for the federal government. Government account:
. Campaign account:
.
- Pinned
It’s official. We won! It is the honor of a lifetime to be able to serve our community in Washington DC. The counting took longer than expected, but today the
@BOENYC
certified our victory & I want to say thank you..
About an hour ago, I was traveling from the Capitol to the Hyatt hotel when a MAGA demonstrator, screaming from a microphone, called me a "homeboy in a suit." Sorry MAGA but the name is Congressman-elect Ritchie Torres.
SHOCKING: Ron DeSantis has BANNED the teaching of AP African American Studies in Florida. Florida has gone from Don’t Say Gay to Don’t Say Black.
George Santos pretended to be a gay Afro-Latino Ukrainian Brazilian Catholic Jew whose mother died on 9/11, whose ancestors survived the Holocaust, whose employees died in the Pulse club mass shooting, and whose net worth rose by millions overnight. Am I missing anything?
BIG NEWS: I am introducing a bill to require candidates to disclose under oath their employment, educational, & military history so we can punish candidates who lie to voters about their qualifications. It will be called the Stop Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker (SANTOS) ACT.
I admire Senator John Fetterman for openly seeking treatment for depression at Walter Reed. Back in 2010, I was hospitalized for depression. I would not be alive, let alone in Congress, were it not for mental health care. Millions of Americans are rooting for you, Senator.
George Santos, a former call center employee falling behind on his rent, lent his campaign a staggering $705,000. Where did all that money come from? The Ethics Committee MUST start investigating immediately.
BREAKING: George Santos finally admits the 500K loan to his campaign was NOT a personal loan. Santos has all but admitted to breaking campaign finance law. RESIGN.
Ignore the haters heaping scorn on Puerto Rico at Donald Trump’s rally. Puerto Rico is not garbage. It is gorgeous. The people. The culture. The island.
Charlie Kirk, a self-proclaimed champion of Christian values, is mocking Damar Hamlin who abruptly collapsed and fell into a critical condition. The Christianity of the far right is often as fraudulent as George Santos.
Lauren Boebert calling out Donald Trump on the House floor was not on my 2023 bingo card.
Governor Abbott claims to be a “pro-life Christian” yet shows no regard for the lives of children left shivering in the freezing cold on Christmas Eve. Dropping off migrants in 18 degree weather is so cruel that it ought to be criminal.
Kyle Rittenhouse got away with fatally shooting two people after injecting himself into a dangerous situation where he had no business being. He is in no position to lecture anyone about accountability.
The far right has unleashed homophobic hate against me. I refuse to be intimidated. When I presided over the Respect for Marriage Act, I had a simple message for the far right fanatics: your time has expired.