George Santos Tests New Gig As “Celebrity” Gamer

October 9, 2024 Homocons, Republicans

Courthouse News reports:

It was early on a Friday evening. The onetime lawmaker was hauling uphill. He was attempting with some difficulty to rendezvous with his teammate, an avatar wearing a Buffalo Bills football kit emblazoned with the number of the late NFL running back O. J. Simpson. This all might sound like a fever dream — but not quite. George Santos, known in Beltway circles as one of the only lawmakers to ever be booted from Congress, was streaming live on Twitch, an online broadcast platform for gamers.

As he and ConnorEatsPants leapt from the starting Battle Bus to combat across Fortnite’s sprawling map, the pair chatted. In front of an audience of more than 6,500, they discussed the disgraced former congressman’s time on Capitol Hill, the federal charges against him and a grab bag of hot-button political issues. Santos’ appearance comes as political figures of all stripes have turned to nontraditional media in an effort to expand their reach to new and younger audiences.

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According to the linked piece, Santos had demanded a $6000 “appearance fee” but later agreed to appear for free in return for the gamer joining Santos’s own and not yet launched podcast.

ConnorEatsPants says he now going to try to get Mike Lindell and Rudy Giuliani to play Fortnight with him. Yeah.



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