Former New York Rep. George Santos wasted no time leaping again into the highlight by reopening his Cameo account, and other people have loads to say about it. 

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Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump commuted his 87-month prison sentence, the 37-year-old ex-congressman reappeared on Cameo with a bio replace that learn merely, “I’m back!!! The Expelled member of Congress from New York City.”

For $300, Santos provided personalised movies that includes birthday needs, pep talks, and even (sarcastically, some would say) life recommendation. 

Although his lawyer requested for privateness to permit him to “decompress,” Santos appeared wanting to reenter public life. In one in every of his first posts on X, he QRTed his first Cameo video since being launched with the textual content, “Diva UP Always! […] I’m back to put smiles on all your faces!” 

George Santos launched early from prison

Santos’s comeback adopted his launch from the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey, the place he served simply 84 days of his seven-year sentence. Trump’s commutation of the previous Long Island Representative instantly drew consideration again to Santos, who had already remodeled $600K on Cameo earlier than his imprisonment.

According to Trump’s clemency grant, screenshots of which had been shared to X by U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin, the president granted Santos an “immediate commutation of his entire sentence to time served with no further fines, restitution, probation, supervised release, or other conditions.”

“At least Santos had the Courage, Conviction, and Intelligence to ALWAYS VOTE REPUBLICAN!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Convicted of wire fraud and aggravated identification theft, Santos admitted to falsifying donor data along with his marketing campaign treasurer, Nancy Marks. The pair used faux names, together with these of family and friends, to inflate fundraising totals and safe public matching funds.

According to stories, a few of that cash went towards OnlyFans subscriptions, Botox, Ferragamo, and extra.

Santos expressed gratitude towards Trump and claimed that he was popping out of prison a modified man. He tweeted, “President Trump reminded me that in this country we love so much, no mistake, no hardship, and no fall from grace can take away the possibility of renewal.”

He later added, “I’m far from perfect. I’ve made mistakes, I’ve stumbled, but I never lost faith in Him.”

The commutation was celebrated by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who posted, “THANK YOU President Trump for releasing George Santos!!”

Online response to Santos’s swift return was quick and principally sardonic. X person @migold posted a screenshot of his Cameo notification with the caption, “That was fast.”

Meanwhile, @wsteaks dryly noticed, “George Santos has returned… to Cameo.”

Some customers leaned into meme territory. @2Tall2Furious shared a GIF of Oscar Isaac sighing, writing, “Somehow, George had returned.”

@Crashandmemes joked, “There’s gotta be one person who found out George Santos was released because of the cameo notification.”

@kylietcheung tweeted, “A diva is the female version of a hustler #MoneyNeverSleeps.”

Others had been much less excited. @acnewsitics tweeted, “George Santos ruined the lives of multiple US military veterans. Took all of their savings. He never apologized, never paid them back.”

Journalist Brad Polumbo known as the commuted sentence “disgraceful.”

“He scammed and defrauded people, and was only pardoned because he is a Republican Trump supporter. That’s insane,” he wrote.

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