George Santos does not have a lot going for him at the moment, mostly on account of (1) losing his job in Congress last week and (2) the nearly two dozen felonies he was charged with (and pleaded not guilty to) early this year, which he is scheduled to stand trial for next September. He does have one bright spot in his life, though, and that’s the fact that he’s apparently making an absolutely absurd amount of money on Cameo, the platform of choice for reality TV stars, mid-tier actors, disgraced politicians, and Rudy Giuliani.
Yes, Semafor reports that Santos is churning out so many videos for paying customers that he had to buy a stand to prop up his phone because “his hand is getting tired.” As of Monday, the former congressman was charging $200 a pop, but he has since doubled his rate to $400. As of Tuesday, he’d shot 150 videos and told Semafor he planned to “crush another 60–70 tonight.” According to the outlet, screenshots show—and the CEO of Cameo confirmed—that Santos will make more money in his first few days on Cameo than his annual congressional salary of $174,000.
Cameo cofounder Steven Galanis told Semafor that Santos “is going to be an absolute whale,” and claimed the ex-representative is “putting numbers up” on par with Sarah Jessica Parker (who’s previously used it to raise money for the New York City Ballet) and Bon Jovi (who no longer has an account on the site, though a Bon Jovi impersonator does.)
In one video Santos recorded, he tells “Bobby from New Jersey,” who turned out to be indicted senator Bob Menendez, to “stay strong,” a request that came from Senator John Fetterman:
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In another, he covers a Taylor Swift favorite:
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