George Santos is offering personalized videos for $200

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters as he leaves a caucus meeting of Republican House members on Capitol Hill, Oct. 12, 2023 in Washington. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File

George Santosย already has a new gig.

The former congressman, fresh off his historicย expulsion last week, has created a Cameo account where the public can pay for a personalized video message.

Screenshots of his account โ€” with the bio โ€œFormer congressional โ€˜Iconโ€™!โ€ โ€” 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.

โ€œScrew the haters. The haters are going to hate,โ€ he said in one of theย videosย shared by Nebraska state Sen. Megan Hunt. โ€œLook, they can boot me out of Congress but they canโ€™t take away my good humor or my larger-than-life personality nor my good faith and the absolute pride I have for everything Iโ€™ve done.โ€

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 wasย expelledย from the House following a scandal-plagued tenure in Congress and a looming criminal trial. He is only the sixth member in the chamberโ€™s history to be ousted by colleagues.

Days later, he appeared to be in good spirits, smiling as heย toldย another Cameo user: โ€œYou know, Botox keeps you young, fillers keep you plump.โ€

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…

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