George Santos gives a furry a pep talk as part of his lucrative new job

Editor’s note: This video was a prank by Jimmy Kimmel that was aired on his late-night talk show. Geroge Santos did make the video, but “Heath” doesn’t exist and will not be going to work at Arby’s in a half-beaver, half-platypus costume.

On Thursday, expelled and disgraced former Congressman George Santos (R-NY) continued to “crush it” in his new role as Cameo’s No. 1 ranked sort-of celebrity with a video message to a newly-out furry he described as a “beaver-puss”: one part beaver, one part platypus.

“It truly is the best of times and the worst of times,” opined one X user in bemusement.

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Sporting what casual observers claimed were newly replenished lips (only his aesthetician knows for sure), Santos delighted with an effervescent pep talk to the mammalian mashup.

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“Hey, Heath. George Santos here. I’m so proud of you for coming out as a furry, and I just wanted to tell you that your friends and family all accept you.”

“They all love you, beaver-puss,” Santos continued. “Don’t ever get your head down, and don’t you ever, ever let anybody tell you what you can and can’t be.”

“Take it from me!” the indicted fraudster seemed to be screaming from between the lines.

As well, Santos claimed to be “so proud” that the “corporate folks at Arby’s” have endorsed the furry’s new persona and given him the go-ahead to work as a half-beaver, half-platypus.

“Just keep doing you,” Santos added with swagger, sticking it to the haters again and giving the far-right one more reason to boycott the hot meats franchise.

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Since his expulsion from Congress a week ago, Santos has stumbled into a gig that could earn him more than his one-time Congressional salary of $174,000. According to Semafor, Santos lined up more than that amount in his first 48 hours on the platform.

Santos “is going to be an absolute whale,” said Cameo’s founder and CEO, Steven Galanis.

Galanis pitched a Cameo career to Santos at Upper East Side eatery The Beach, after an aide to ousted ex-Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy suggested to the expelled rep he’d be a good fit for the site.

Santos’ launch has been among the platform’s best ever.

“Sarah Jessica Parker, Bon Jovi — he’s putting numbers up like that,” Galanis said.

The federally indicted former rep undersold himself to start, producing messages for $75 a pop. As of Friday, he’s charging $500.

“This platform was built for him, and he was built for it,” said Galanis.

On Tuesday, Santos told Semafor he had made 150 videos so far and that he planned to “crush another 60-70 tonight.”

But the con man said that cash is only part of the Cameo appeal.

“Obviously there’s a monetary benefit,” the ex-rep facing 23 federal criminal counts said. “I’m not here doing it for charity. But the other aspect is to remind these assholes who think they’re holier-than-thou that they will be forgotten in history, and I will live forever. Period.”