Freshly unemployed former Rep. George Santos is trying to capitalize on his historic expulsion by selling videos of himself for $200 a pop.
Mr. Santos labels himself as a “former congressional ‘Icon’” on the platform Cameo, a site that allows fans to purchase personalized videos from celebrities or other well-known individuals.
“The Expelled member of Congress from New York City,” his profile bio says.
The website says that the average video length is 46 seconds, and usually takes roughly 24 hours to be delivered. There are multiple video types, so fans can request holiday or birthday messages, gossip, advice, pep talks, roasts, or ask a question. A source familiar with the account confirmed to The Hill that the account belongs to Mr. Santos.
Cameo users also can opt to send a message to the former New York Republican lawmaker for $10.
Mr. Santos seems to be all in for his new gig — the link to his Cameo profile can be found on his X account.
In one pep-talk video on his profile, Mr. Santos references his expulsion on Friday: “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 or the absolute pride I have for everything I’ve done.”
Mr. Santos became the sixth-ever member of Congress to be expelled in a bipartisan effort. More than 200 Democrats and 105 Republicans voted to oust him from his seat. The vote came after the House Ethics Committee’s months-long investigation found that he used campaign funds for personal reasons, such as purchasing luxury items and Botox or on adult websites, which then caused the campaign to file false or incomplete reports.
He is also being charged with 13 criminal counts of misleading donors, receiving unemployment checks he did not deserve, and lying to Congress. Another 10 counts allege he inflated his campaign finance reports and made unauthorized charges to donor credit cards. He has pleaded not guilty to all of them.
Earlier this year, Mr. Santos admitted to making up parts of his background.
His notorious tenure in Congress may soon be turned into a film. Deadline reported Saturday that HBO Films optioned the rights to the book, “The Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos,” written by Mark Chiusano. The executive producer of the Washington satirical show “Veep” is involved with the movie.
Mr. Santos also told reporters last week that he’s considering writing a book.
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.
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