‘I’m Not Built For This’: George Santos Tells Tucker Carlson He Might Not ‘Survive’ Prison

Former Republican New York Rep. George Santos said he fears for his life in prison during a Friday interview with 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation co-founder Tucker Carlson.

Santos was sentenced to 87 months in prison in April in connection to 23 federal charges pertaining to wire fraud and identity theft, which he pleaded guilty to in August. When Carlson asked Santos on “The Tucker Carlson Show” how he felt about the lengthy prison sentence, the former congressman said he was afraid due to his lack of street knowledge and his homosexuality.

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“I don’t know that I survive it. They’re putting me in a violent prison. It’s a medium facility. I’m not a streetwise guy. I don’t know how to fight,” Santos told Carlson. “I’m a gay man. Statistics tell you what happens to gay men in prison. I don’t know that I survive this. I’m being honest. I mean, I can’t change that. It’s sad. I have a family.”

Carlson asked Santos if he was being “serious.”

“I’m genuinely serious. People think I’m exaggerating when I say this,” Santos responded. “I’ve never had to fight a day in my life. I grew up in a very sheltered life. Apartment kid in New York City.”