Matt Gaetz is following in the footsteps of another Republican who left Congress under a cloud of controversy … by joining Cameo.
A day after withdrawing from consideration as Donald Trump’s attorney general — and hours after the now-former Florida representative said in an interview that he would not return for the next Congress — Gaetz created an account on the app on which celebrities and other public figures can charge hundreds of dollars or more for personalized video messages.
“I served in Congress. Trump nominated me to be US Attorney General (that didn’t work out). Once I fired the House Speaker,” reads the profile for the “Former Florida Congressman” that’s charging upward of $500 a video. Semafor first reported Gaetz’s account.
Gaetz follows his one-time colleague, former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) — who was expelled from Congress late last year after a scathing ethics report into his conduct — in attempting to cash in on his fame on Cameo. Santos, who lists himself as a “Former congressional ‘icon,’” charges upward of $250 for his videos.
Olivia Beavers contributed to this report.
