Current:Home > MyGeorge Santos is offering personalized videos for $200 -Infinite Edge Learning
George Santos is offering personalized videos for $200
Poinbank Exchange View
Date:2025-04-06 23:56:23
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — George Santos already has a new gig.
The former congressman, fresh off his historic expulsion last week, has created a Cameo account where the public can pay for a personalized video message.
Screenshots of his account — with the bio “Former congressional ‘Icon’!” — started to spread online Monday morning. By the afternoon, users, including several lawmakers, were posting clips of Santos offering advice, blowing kisses and making cracks about Botox.
“Screw the haters. The haters are going to hate,” he said in one of the 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 price for a personalized video from Santos started at $75 and by Monday evening went as high as $200. He is also selling text messages for $10.
Santos did not immediately return a voicemail seeking comment on Monday, but added a link to the Cameo account on his personal account on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Last week Santos was expelled from the House following a scandal-plagued tenure in Congress and a looming criminal trial. He is only the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by colleagues.
Days later, he appeared to be in good spirits, smiling as he told another Cameo user: “You know, Botox keeps you young, fillers keep you plump.”
The videos mark the latest bizarre turn for Santos, a once up-and-coming Republican who flipped a district in New York but whose life story began to immediately unravel as he entered the spotlight.
Reports detailed that he lied about having Jewish ancestry, a career at top Wall Street firms and a college degree, among other things.
Then came a sprawling federal indictment in which he is accused of stealing the identities of donors and using their credit cards to make tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges, and wiring some of the money to his personal bank account.
Santos has pleaded not guilty and has a trial scheduled for next year.
veryGood! (42)
Related
- Meet first time Grammy nominee Charley Crockett
- How high school activism put Barbara Lee on the path to Congress — and a fight for Dianne Feinstein's seat
- Big 12 furthers expansion by adding Arizona, Arizona State and Utah from crumbling Pac-12
- Gas prices rising again: See the top 10 states where gas is cheapest and most expensive
- Meet the volunteers risking their lives to deliver Christmas gifts to children in Haiti
- Southern California judge arrested after wife found shot to death at home
- Texas judge grants abortion exemption to women with pregnancy complications; state AG's office to appeal ruling
- South Korea presses on with World Scout Jamboree as heat forces thousands to leave early
- FACT FOCUS: Inspector general’s Jan. 6 report misrepresented as proof of FBI setup
- GM confirms future wage hike for UAW members, but other demands 'threaten' company health
Ranking
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Anthony Davis agrees to three-year, $186 million extension with Los Angeles Lakers
- Black sororities, fraternities are opposing Florida's 'appalling' curriculum changes
- World's oldest known swimming jellyfish species found in exceptional fossils buried within Canada mountains
- The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
- 2 officers injured in shooting in Orlando, police say
- Looking to buy Mega Millions tickets? You won't be able to in these 5 states
- Coming out can be messy. 'Heartstopper' on Netflix gets real about the process.
Recommendation
DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
Simone Biles wins 2023 U.S. Classic during return to competitive gymnastics
Sophia Bush Reflected on “Spiritual” Journey Working Away from Home Before Grant Hughes Breakup
Syrian baby born under earthquake rubble turns 6 months, happily surrounded by her adopted family
California DMV apologizes for license plate that some say mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel
Influencer to be charged after chaos erupts in New York City's Union Square
A Proposed Gas Rate Hike in Chicago Sparks Debate Amid Shift to Renewable Energy
Are you very agreeable? This personality trait may be why you make less money than your peers.