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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

George Santos’s post-Congress life: selling videos on Cameo and ‘having fun’

Republican congressman George Santos arrives at Manhattan court, in New York on 4 April 2023.
The then Republican congressman George Santos arrives at Manhattan court in New York on 4 April 2023. Photograph: Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

George Santos wasted no time seeking a new income stream since being expelled from Congress on Friday, adding his name and availability as “former congressional ‘Icon’!” to the website Cameo, a website that offers access to thousands of celebrities for request of “a personalized video message for any occasion”.

It was not clear early on Monday if the “George Santos” on Cameo was genuine. The congressional office for New York’s district three had no information, and requests for confirmation from Cameo were not returned. However, Santos himself added the link to his supposed Cameo page to his Twitter/X biography.

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