Kevin McCarthy said he will not support Rep. George Santos’ re-election bid

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he would not support lying Long Island Rep. George Santos in his re-election bid after the freshman lawmaker was blasted with fraud and money laundering charges.

McCarthy implied in a Wednesday interview with CNN that Santos should consider dropping out of the 2024 race while he deals with the court case and his tattered reputation.

“No, I’m not going to support him,” the Republican leader told the network’s chief congressional correspondent Manu Raju.

“Santos has a lot going on. I think he has other things to focus on in his life other than running for re-election.”

When asked if he would call on Santos to resign as NY-03’s representative if the House Ethics panel rules that he broke the law, McCarthy succinctly responded: “Yes.”

Earlier in the day, McCarthy told reporters he would not punish the first-time Republican unless he was convicted of the 13 charges of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and lying to Congress.

The indictment, however, prevents Santos from serving on any committees until the trial is completed.

Santos — who made headlines late last year for lying about multiple aspects of his life, including that his grandparents were Holocaust survivors — was slapped with the 13-count indictment by New York prosecutors early Wednesday.

The openly gay lawmaker allegedly embezzled $50,000 in campaign money for designer duds and personal expenses, cheating his way to COVID unemployment pay and lying to Congress about his income.

Santos entered a “not guilty” plea and was released from federal custody on a $500,000 bond hours after he turned himself into a Central Islip court.

He accused prosecutors of pursuing a “witch hunt” against him and warned he would soon share information about his finances with the feds “to dispel their accusations against me.”

In the meantime, the storyteller emphasized that he would not step down from his position or suspend his re-election campaign.

“I will not resign,” he said. “Elections are very tricky, and it’s up to the people. I trust them to decide what’s best.”