Current:Home > reviewsGeorge Santos is offering personalized videos for $200 -Ascend Wealth Education
George Santos is offering personalized videos for $200
View
Date:2025-04-16 15:14:48
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! (51184)
Related
- Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
- Blinken meets Jordan’s king and foreign minister on Mideast push to keep Gaza war from spreading
- Patrick J. Adams Reveals His Thoughts on a Suits Spinoff With Meghan Markle
- Eagles vs. Buccaneers wild-card weekend playoff preview: Tampa Bay hosts faltering Philly
- The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
- Horoscopes Today, January 7, 2024
- New Jersey man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Pennsylvania cold case
- Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Are the Ultimate BFF Duo at the 2024 Golden Globes
- Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
- Air attack in northwestern Myanmar kills 17, including children, but military denies responsibility
Ranking
- Retirement planning: 3 crucial moves everyone should make before 2025
- Great Lakes ice season off to slowest start in 50 years of records. Why that matters.
- New Jersey man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Pennsylvania cold case
- Powerful winter storm brings strong winds and heavy snow, rain to northeastern U.S.
- 'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
- Cindy Morgan, 'Caddyshack' star, found dead at 69 after roommate noticed a 'strong odor'
- Libya says it suspended oil production at largest field after protesters forced its closure
- Margot Robbie Is Literally Barbie With Hot Pink Look at the 2024 Golden Globes
Recommendation
Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
Golden Globes 2024: Will Ferrell Reveals If He’d Sign On For a Ken-Centric Barbie Sequel
White House wasn't notified of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization for several days
Bangladesh’s democracy faces strain as Hasina is reelected amid a boycott by opposition parties
Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
Will TJ Watt play in wild-card game? JJ Watt says Steelers LB has Grade 2 MCL sprain
Judges in England and Wales are given cautious approval to use AI in writing legal opinions
Golden Globes 2024: See All the Couples Enjoying an Award-Worthy Date Night