Ziwe Is Facing Backlash For Wanting to Interview George Santos

Let’s do it @ziwe 😜 https://t.co/Y4TbeZEGOg

— George Santos (@MrSantosNY) December 3, 2023

“@MrSantosNY would you be interested in a pay-per-view interview? You’d be an iconic guest,” Ziwe tweeted at Santos.

“Let’s do it @ziwe,” he then responded.

Santos has been in the headlines this year after he became one of the most outspoken Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives, regularly speaking out on Right Wing issues.

He became an even bigger headline when he became embroiled in a series of lies and controversies that included campaign finance violations, lies about his background and experience, and misusing campaign funds for personal expenses.

After a vote last Friday, Santos was expelled by the House, becoming just the sixth member of the body in history to be expelled in this way.

Now, some people online who would usually be fans of Ziwe are saying that her offer to interview Santos goes against what she normally stands for.

Y’all about to turn him into a cuddly socialite.😕 I hate hate hate hate when yall do this w/politicians that sh*t on us. https://t.co/Nf68aQBD7c

— ΛDRIΛN (@AdrianXpression) December 3, 2023

don’t jump me for this but if we’re actually going to give george santos a platform we need to at least get a better interviewer than ziwe to make it worth it

— this barbie is a cackling hag (@lesliezye) December 4, 2023

I'm actually so mf confused bc why the hell is ziwe going to platform that raggedy ass conservative man. the fact that a bunch of zoomers are already saying "this is gonna be iconic!" Is enough of an example of how this is already a mess. Terrible influence, bad message.

— Kaylani Juanita (@kaylanijuanita) December 3, 2023

Hear me out what if instead of calling for Ziwe to interview George Santos we let him fade into obscurity

— Your Tiny Journalist Friend. (@thewayoftheid) December 3, 2023

This would be interesting if Ziwe actually probed her problematic guests and got them to answer important questions instead of making them play stupid trivia about slavery. https://t.co/9p7yvWA9gH

— Nelson (@nelsoncj3) December 4, 2023

Still, others are saying that an interview between biting comedian Ziwe and a ridiculous stunt queen like George Santos would be one of the most entertaining interviews in years.

Okay willing to get a small business loan to bankroll some sort of Oprah Super Soul Sunday one off interview. @ziwe let me take out a second mortgage. https://t.co/2qBSytnVwK

— Joel Kim Booster (@ihatejoelkim) December 3, 2023

Ziwe interviewing George Santos is gonna be my super bowl

— bareback contessa 2.0 (@barebackcontes) December 4, 2023

This is my Frost/Nixon @ziwe pic.twitter.com/ReWWpGEQ5I

— Karen Huger’s CVS Shoes (@spicykezzinnugg) December 3, 2023

For now, we’ll have to wait to see if an interview really happens or not...