Among the first people to shell out $200 to have the disgraced former-Rep. George Santos send a personalized clip through Cameo on Monday was Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who requested that Santos—a “seasoned expert” in congressional drama—send a message to the equally scandal-scarred Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ).
A spokesperson for Fetterman told Business Insider that Santos churned out the video response just 16 minutes after the office paid for and placed the request—a quicker turnaround than expected.
“Hey Bobby!” says Santos, who is wearing a sweater over a collared shirt in the clip. “I don’t think I need to tell you, but these people who 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.”
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Santos later commented on Fetterman’s post on X: “I love this! I wish I knew the Bobby in question! LOL.”
Menendez, who was indicted along with his wife on federal bribery and extortion charges in September, has faced calls for expulsion. Fetterman has been one of the loudest lawmakers lobbying for his ousting.
Santos, who was indicted on criminal charges in a separate case, became just the sixth person in American history to be expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday. He initially offered to send fans a personalized video for $75 a pop on Cameo, but quickly raised his price to $200 just a few hours later.
Santos’ apparent profile on the site—which is also being promoted in the bio of his X account—describes himself as a “Former congressional ‘icon’” and the “Expelled member of Congress from New York City.”
Santos had not yet publicly acknowledged his profile until Monday afternoon’s reply to Fetterman. He has not promoted his purported new money-making venture aside from the reply and X link. The Daily Beast has contacted him for comment. If legitimate, the disgraced Republican’s fans won’t have to wait for the release of the forthcoming movie about his life to get a load more Santos content in their lives.
HBO Films is set to make the film after optioning the rights to Mark Chiusano’s book The Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos, according to Variety. Chiusano recently told MSNBC columnist Marisa Kabas that he believed Santos to be “the kind of guy who would really relish a second act, whether that’s Dancing With the Stars or being on Cameo.”
Santos was ousted from Congress on Friday in what was the third attempt by his colleagues to get rid of him. Lawmakers supported the expulsion resolution 311 to 114 in the wake of a damning report from the House Ethics Committee that concluded Santos exploited “every aspect of his House candidacy for his own personal financial profit.”
The report claimed that he’d spent campaign cash on personal luxuries including Botox treatments, designer clothes, and OnlyFans content. On Friday, Santos continued to dismiss the report as being “littered in hyperbole” and “opinion.” He has also pleaded not guilty to 23 felonies relating to alleged wrongdoing relating to both his campaign and personal finances.
Santos characterized the fateful vote to kick him out of Congress as “bullying” on Friday morning. After his expulsion was confirmed, he told reporters outside the Capitol: “Why would I want to stay here? To hell with this place.”
With his political career in ruins, exactly what Santos plans to do next remains unclear. Those eager to find out might want to send him a Cameo request.
