Key takeaways:
- Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania enlisted the help of recently ousted Republican Representative George Santos to record a video on the Cameo app.
- The video advised Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey to “stand your ground” and not be “bogged down by all the haters out there.”
- The expulsion of Santos has raised questions about whether it will cool the vitriol in Congress and the implications of the video for the ongoing feud between Fetterman and Menendez.
On Monday, Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania took his trolling of indicted colleague Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey to a new level by enlisting the help of recently ousted Republican Representative George Santos. The Fetterman campaign paid Santos to record a video on the Cameo app, which allows people to pay celebrities to record personalized videos.
In the video, Santos advised Menendez to “stand your ground” and not be “bogged down by all the haters out there.” The video was sent to the Fetterman campaign just 16 minutes after it was requested.
Santos was expelled from Congress on Friday after a House Ethics Committee report found there was “substantial evidence” that he had violated House rules. The expulsion was bipartisan, with both Republicans and Democrats voting to remove him from office.
The expulsion of Santos has raised questions about whether it will cool the vitriol in Congress. It remains to be seen whether the expulsion of Santos will have any effect on the ongoing feud between Fetterman and Menendez.
The Fetterman campaign has not yet commented on the video or the implications of the expulsion of Santos. It is unclear whether the video was meant to be taken seriously or as a joke. However, it is clear that the video has sparked a debate about the current state of politics in Congress.
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