‘Strike while the iron is hot’: Cameo CEO reacts to new big-name account – Matt Gaetz

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz appears to be the newest ex-member of Congress to hit the social platform Cameo, and it has its CEO talking about the Congress-to-Cameo pipeline.

Sharing his thoughts on Gaetz and his fellow politicians making themselves available for personalized videos to their fans for a few hundred dollars a pop, Cameo chief executive Steven Galanis disputed the notion that it was too soon after his doomed nomination for Gaetz to join Cameo.

“It’s important to strike while the iron is hot, when you’re having your moment,” Galanis told the New York Times for a report published Monday. “That’s when it’s going to resonate most with your fans.”

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Donald Trump, a former reality TV star, brought his brash style to politics — and that in turn fueled other politicians to steal a page from his playbook. Galanis said. Former Rep. George Santos, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and, most recently, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CA), have all joined Cameo, as has Roger Stone and Donald Trump Jr., the Times noted.

“They all became more famous because Trump is famous,” Galanis told the publication.

Santos, the disgraced and ousted Long Island congressman, set records for having the platform’s biggest first day, week and month, according to the report. He was recording 90 videos a day.

Cameo helps politicians “humanize themselves,” Santos told the Times. He predicted Gaetz would likely do well on the site and offered some words of wisdom for his former congressional colleague.

“Have a personality,” Santos said. “Just have a personality.”