Fetterman Pays Santos $343 to Troll ‘Ethically-Challenged’ Democratic Colleague
Former Republican congressman George Santos became an unwitting participant in a ploy by Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania to troll Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey on Monday.
Fetterman, who has called on Menendez to resign or be forced out of the Senate amid a federal corruption investigation, hired Santos through the celebrity video app Cameo. The New York Republican was expelled from the House last week.
Cameo offers the services of famous people to make videos for birthdays and other special events for a nominal fee. That was $343 in Santos’ case, according to Business Insider — although his Cameo account said his services were “temporarily unavailable” on Tuesday.
Fetterman used Santos’ services on the app for a message that was aimed at Menende …