George Santos' Inspirational Cameo Videos Drive the Internet Wild

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Former Representative George Santos is being mocked for his money-making efforts following his expulsion from the House.

The Republican is selling personalized videos on the video-sharing website Cameo for $200 and the Internet is having a field day with the content he has been producing.

On Friday, Santos became the first Republican ever expelled from the House of Representatives and the first member to be ousted without being first convicted of a felony since the Civil War.

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File image of former Rep. George Santos on December 1, 2023. He has seen demand for his Cameo service skyrocket since being expelled from the House of Representatives. AFP via Getty/Mandel Ngan

He increased the cost of his personalized video messages from $75 to $200 after his departure from office and is offering a range of inspirational quotes.

"Live life, laugh, and let the haters hate because they're always gonna hate," he says in one video, which a person shared to X, formerly Twitter.

Santos joked about claims he got Botox and fillers using campaign donations. The House Ethics Committee said following an investigation that he had misused campaign funds on designer items and to pay for content on the adult website OnlyFans. He called the Ethics Committee's report "a disgusting politicized smear that shows the depths of how low our federal government has sunk."

"Everyone who participated in this grave miscarriage of Justice should all be ashamed of themselves," he wrote on X following the report's publication.

"Botox keeps you young, fillers keeps you plump... If you have haters, that means you're doing something right, girl!" he said in one Cameo video.

One person poked fun at Santos' rise on the website.

"I bought a cameo from george santos but now my credit card has charges from hermes, sephora, and onlyfans???" posted writer Derek Guy on X.

Another person joked: "all i want for christmas is a cameo from george santos."

Then Democratic Senator John Fetterman took the joke a step further and ordered a Cameo from Santos directed at his opponent Republican Bob Menendez. Menendez is facing his calls for expulsion after being accused by federal prosecutors of agreeing to and accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of bribes.

Menendez, who has refused to step down, previously denied the allegations against him, telling Newsweek in September that there had been an "active smear campaign of anonymous sources and innuendos to create an air of impropriety where none exists."

Fetterman shared the video to X, with the caption: "I thought my ethically-challenged colleague @BobMenendezNJ could use some encouragement given his substantial legal problems. So, I approached a seasoned expert on the matter to give 'Bobby from Jersey' some advice."

In the video, Santos tells "Bobby" not to worry about the haters.

"Hey, Bobby. Look, I don't think I need to tell you, but these people that want to make you get in trouble and want to kick you out and make you run away. You make them put up or shut up. You stand your ground sir. And don't get bogged down by all the haters out there. Stay strong, Merry Christmas," Santos says.

Santos took office in January and was embroiled in controversy for his tenure in the House.

Days after he was sworn in, his fellow Republicans accused him of fabricating and embellishing parts of his biography and resume, including his ancestry, education and employment history.

Santos was later indicted on 23 fraud-related charges where he was accused of submitting false financial reports to the Federal Election Commission, using personal credit card information to make unauthorized charges to his political campaign, and using campaign donations on luxury items. He pleaded not guilty.

On Friday, 311 Representatives voted in favor of a resolution to expel him, including 105 Republicans.

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Shannon Power is a Greek-Australian reporter, but now calls London home. They have worked as across three continents in print, ... Read more