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George Santos<\/strong> does not have a lot going for him at the moment, mostly on account of (1) losing his job in Congress last week<\/a> and (2) the nearly two dozen felonies he was charged with<\/a> (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\u2019s the fact that he\u2019s apparently making an absolutely absurd amount of money on Cameo<\/a>, the platform of choice for reality TV stars, mid-tier actors, disgraced politicians, and Rudy Giuliani<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, Semafor reports<\/a> that Santos is churning out so many videos for paying customers that he had to buy a stand to prop up his phone because \u201chis hand is getting tired.\u201d As of Monday, the former congressman was charging $200 a pop<\/a>, but he has since doubled his rate to $400<\/a>. As of Tuesday, he\u2019d shot 150 videos and told Semafor he planned to \u201ccrush another 60\u201370 tonight.\u201d According to the outlet, screenshots show\u2014and the CEO of Cameo confirmed\u2014that Santos will make more money in his first few days on Cameo than his annual congressional salary of $174,000.<\/p>\n Cameo cofounder Steven Galanis<\/strong> told Semafor that Santos \u201cis going to be an absolute whale,\u201d and claimed the ex-representative is \u201cputting numbers up\u201d on par with Sarah Jessica Parker<\/strong> (who\u2019s previously used it to raise money for the New York City Ballet<\/a>) and Bon Jovi<\/strong> (who no longer has an account on the site, though a Bon Jovi impersonator does<\/a>.)<\/p>\n In one video Santos recorded, he tells \u201cBobby from New Jersey,\u201d who turned out to be indicted senator Bob Menendez,<\/strong> to \u201cstay strong,\u201d a request that came from Senator John Fetterman:<\/strong><\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n In another, he covers a Taylor Swift<\/strong> favorite:<\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nX content<\/h4>\n
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