Ex-Florida congressman and onetime US Legal professional Normal hopeful Matt Gaetz has launched a Cameo account, the place he’s raking in money by slicing movies for the general public.
The far-right pol, accused in a intercourse scandal, was charging $525+ a pop as of three p.m. Sunday and having fun with a five-star ranking on the platform, the place customers pays for movies from well-known celebrities.
“Now listen, I may not be the Attorney General, the most powerful law enforcement officer in the land — for now,” stated the GOP former rep in a message on the platform — following within the footsteps of fellow Cameo celeb and mendacity Lengthy Island ex-Congressman George Santos (R-NY).
“We actually got a great one in Pam Bondi,” Gaetz stated, referring to President-elect Donald Trump’s AG substitute decide for him.
“And so I can’t — like — order Predator strikes on my enemies, as much as I would like to. For now,” he added jokingly. “But I can order you to have as much fun as possible.”
Gaetz, 42, later clarified that he was fairly certain legal professional generals can’t truly order Predator drone strikes on their enemies, in any case.
The Sunshine State Republican, who has denied any wrongdoing within the allegations towards him, was initially tapped by Trump to function legal professional basic and upon the announcement, resigned from Congress to pursue the AG submit.
Then information of his earlier intercourse scandals resurfaced, and it rapidly grew to become clear that he’d face an uphill battle attempting to clear affirmation within the Senate, so he dropped out of consideration final week.
Gaetz has since stated he doesn’t intend to take his place within the 119th Congress regardless of successful reelection Nov. 5. His spouse has described him as “unemployed.”
However he has apparently been incomes at the very least a few of his carry on Cameo.
In a single clip on the positioning, Gaetz wished blissful holidays to somebody named “Lisa,” presumably for a worth.
“I know you were bummed out when the news broke that I wouldn’t be the next Attorney General,” he stated. “Also, say hello to your mother Carol for me.”
Santos, 36, whom Gaetz has defended, took to Cameo himself after famously getting the boot from Congress for rampant mendacity and and fraud.
Santos briefly crashed Congress on Wednesday looking for to help Gaetz for AG.
Gaetz beforehand alienated a lot of his Republican colleagues in each chambers of Congress by spearheading the ouster marketing campaign towards former Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) within the fall of 2023.
Lots of his Home Republican friends are nonetheless vexed by that ordeal, and after Trump introduced him as his AG decide, a number of Republican senators additionally expressed reticence in regards to the intercourse allegations towards him.
The Justice Division beforehand initiated after which closed a sex-trafficking investigation into Gaetz.
Earlier than Gaetz’s resignation from Congress, the Home Committee on Ethics was nonetheless probing accusations towards Gaetz, however the panel deadlocked final week over whether or not to launch its report.
Two ladies allege that Gaetz paid them for intercourse, and a 3rd lady reportedly claims he had intercourse along with her when she was a minor throughout a July 2017 home occasion.
Orlando-based lawyer Joel Leppard says a consumer who claims to have witnessed the ordeal testified to the Home Committee on Ethics that “her understanding was that Matt Gaetz didn’t know that [the 17-year-old] was a minor.
“When he learned that she was a minor, that he broke off things and did not continue a sexual relationship until she turned 18,” Leppard stated.
In addition to Cameo, Gaetz has not stated precisely what his subsequent steps might be. The Floridian has teased “I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch.”
He’s additionally dropped hints a few doable run for Florida governor in 2026. Incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is term-limited.
