George Santos already has a brand new gig.
The previous congressman, contemporary off his historic expulsion last week, has created a Cameo account the place the general public pays for a personalised video message.
Screenshots of his account — with the bio “Former congressional ‘Icon’!” — began to unfold on-line Monday morning. By the afternoon, customers, together with a number of lawmakers, have been posting clips of Santos providing recommendation, blowing kisses and making cracks about Botox.
“Screw the haters. The haters are going to hate,” he mentioned in one of many videos shared by Nebraska state Sen. Megan Hunt. “Look, they can boot me out of Congress but they can’t take away my good humor or my larger-than-life personality nor my good faith and the absolute pride I have for everything I’ve done.”
The value for a personalised video from Santos began at $75 and by Monday night went as excessive as $200. He’s additionally promoting textual content messages for $10.
Santos didn’t instantly return a voicemail looking for touch upon Monday, however added a hyperlink to the Cameo account on his private account on X, previously generally known as Twitter.
Final week Santos was expelled from the Home following a scandal-plagued tenure in Congress and a looming legal trial. He’s solely the sixth member within the chamber’s historical past to be ousted by colleagues.
Days later, he gave the impression to be in good spirits, smiling as he told one other Cameo person: “You know, Botox keeps you young, fillers keep you plump.”
The movies mark the most recent weird flip for Santos, a as soon as up-and-coming Republican who flipped a district in New York however whose life story started to right away unravel as he entered the highlight.
Studies detailed that he lied about having Jewish ancestry, a profession at high Wall Road corporations and a school diploma, amongst different issues.
Then got here a sprawling federal indictment wherein he’s accused of stealing the identities of donors and utilizing their bank cards to make tens of 1000’s of {dollars} in unauthorized fees, and wiring a few of the cash to his private checking account.
Santos has pleaded not responsible and has a trial scheduled for subsequent yr.
