"The guest list, as Santos teased online, would be particularly strict, a standard enforced by a bouncer who happened to be a former aide, Vish Burra, known for his own online bravado. Related: Donald Trump commutes fraudster George Santos's prison sentence Santos posted a video on X (formerly Twitter) earlier in the day in which he said, "If I don't see you, that means you didn't work hard enough.""
"But the real symbolism of the night came not from who was kept out, but who was welcomed in. Among the gilded cookies, caviar, and chocolate fountain meant to broadcast excess, Santos hosted a constellation of figures who, like him, inhabit a cultural space shaped as much by notoriety as by influence. Recently ousted from MAGA, Santos's friend, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, mingled with influencers and right-wing personalities."
George Santos, newly freed after President Donald Trump commuted his seven-year fraud sentence, returned to Washington, D.C., for a holiday party called "Santos Claus." He had been expelled from Congress in December 2023 after a House ethics investigation. The guest list was tightly controlled and enforced by a bouncer who was a former aide, Vish Burra. Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert and most of her staff were kept outside the rope line while a video shows Boebert trying to persuade the doorman. Santos posted a video saying, "If I don't see you, that means you didn't work hard enough." The gathering included Marjorie Taylor Greene, influencers, right-wing personalities, and Anna Delvey, signaling a mix of notoriety and influence amid displays of excess.
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