Gay fraudster and former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has claimed that he has fled New York City to avoid the administration of the citys newly sworn-in Democratic Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Santos has also claimed that he will soon visit Caracas, Venezuela to help aide people oppressed under the countrys dictatorial President Nicols Maduro, who the U.S. illegally abducted last weekend.On January 1, Santos wrote via X, I am officially no longer a New York City resident. He then published a follow-up video the following day, claiming that he will still live nearby and regularly pass through the city. Related MTG parties at George Santos bash while Lauren Boebert begs to be let in Guess what? A lot of wealthy, high-earning, seven-figure New Yorkers, like myself, are leaving too I wanna see whats gonna happen when they run out of everyones money to spend and start taxing the s**t out of you f**kers who voted for [Mamdani].As usual, Santos claims should be viewed skeptically. New York City realtors have said theres no evidence that millionaires are fleeing the city in response to Mamdanis mayorship. Also, Santos own campaign treasurer said he has a habit of lying about his wealth to appear more attractive. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today When another X user commented, 7 figures yet youre on [the paid video appearance app] Cameook girl. You should be in prison, Santos replied that he has made 6 figures ever year since Ive joined [the app] and also has multiple sources of income.XOXO https://t.co/ocY7Lp1wZ1 pic.twitter.com/1vPA1WrMjr George Santos (@Georgesantos) January 3, 2026In a January 4 post, Santos wrote that hes doing to be headed to Caracas, Venezuela, in the coming days to help with Aide.Many people need help and for far too long it was impossible to bring them any relief, Santos wrote on X. I look forward to being part of the solution and ending the problems of a people oppressed for far too long. Viva la libertad! Viva Venezuela!President Donald Trump invaded Venezuela and arrested the Latin American strongman Nicolas Maduro on January 3 in an operation that resulted in at least 80 peoples deaths. Trump then said that the U.S. is now in charge of the country. Going to be heading to Caracas in the coming days to help with Aide many people need help and for far too long it was impossible to bring them any relief.I look forward to being part of the solution and ending the problems of a people oppressed for far too long.Viva la George Santos (@Georgesantos) January 4, 2026While Santos didnt explain how exactly he plans on helping oppressed Venezuelans, its worth noting that the U.S. Department of Justice said of Santos last April that he has a history of callous theft of money from elderly and impaired donors.LGBTQ+ Congress members have said that the invasion was illegal because Congress wasnt consulted, the invasion risks destabilizing the region and getting the U.S. involved in a protracted military operation, and that Trump is using the invasion to draw attention away from domestic issues like the cost of living and health care. George Santos went to prison for financial fraud & identity theftLast August, Santos admitted to using campaign funds, another persons identity, and their credit cards for his own personal benefit. A November 16, 2023, House Ethics Committee reportaccused Santos of illegally spending campaign fundson luxury goods,OnlyFanssubscriptions, and cosmetic Botox treatments. Immediately after, the Housevoted to expel Santos in a 311-114 votethat included 105 Republicans and surpassed the 290 votes needed for expulsion.Santos originally faced23 federal charges of campaign finance fraud, including wire fraud, identity theft, money laundering, theft of public funds, and making materially false statements to both the Federal Election Commission and the U.S. House of Representatives.Santos has since admitted that he lied about graduating from Baruch College and New York University, working directly for Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, and living at a fake address in his congressional district. He provided no additional proof to back up claims that he founded a charity called Friends of Pets, that he lost four employees in the June 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting, and that his mother died in connection with the September 11 terrorist attacks. After his expulsion, Santos began making moneycreating personalized videos on the Cameo platform. Santos claimed that his largely fake campaign biography which hepreviously admitted fabricatingdue tostupidityandinsecurity was actually falsified by an unnamed former campaign staffer.From his creation of a wholly fictitious biography to his callous theft of money from elderly and impaired donors, Santoss unrestrained greed and voracious appetite for fame enabled him to exploit the very system by which we select our representatives, Department of Justice prosecutors wrote in their request for a seven-year prison sentence.The disgraced former congressmanstole and used another mans checksin his home country of Brazil (and lied about it),appeared in public as a drag queen(and lied about it),lied about extensive parts of his campaign biographywhile running for office includingabout being Jewish and then professed complete innocence of the charges against him until he accepted a plea deal to avoid more prison time.After joining Congress, Santoscosponsored a bill to roll back LGBTQ+ civil rightsand one toban LGBTQ+ books from schools. He also made public statementsagainst transgender peopleand the so-calledradical rainbow mafia.Additionally, he said thatLGBTQ+ families create troubled individuals.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.