Former representative. george santos Voters are being called on to be “more selective” this year. controversial midterm elections.
“I think we should be more selective about who we send to office. We’re sending a lot of great candidates to Washington for reality TV, and maybe we should redirect them to TV instead of D.C.,” the 38-year-old politician turned reality TV star exclusively explained. We On Friday, October 2.
Santos was infamous expelled from congress On December 1, 2023, a House Ethics Committee report detailed the former representative’s misuse of campaign funds. that was later Sentenced to 87 months in prison After admitting to lying about his background – including where he went to school, his family’s Jewish and Holocaust heritage and where his mother was during the deadly terrorist attacks of 9/11 – and multiple counts of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. (chairman donald trump Santos’ sentence reduced in October 2025)
After Santos served about three months of his seven-year sentence, he joined Season 5 of FOX’s hit reality competition series Special Forces: The World’s Toughest Test.
For former politician George Santos, the Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test Course was a bigger challenge than going to jail. “You know, prison was hard. This was even harder,” Santos, 38, tells Us exclusively ahead of the Special Forces season 5 premiere. “It challenges you. I mean, prison tortures you… [but] it really demands […]
“I’m not here to judge, because people ask me who I am [would] Nominate for Season 6 for something like this,” Santos continued to Us on Friday and pondered any current or former politicians who would do better on reality TV. “I can’t help but say marjorie taylor greenbecause he likes crossfi [and] i think she’d probably yell at ds [the Directing Staff]. It will be interesting to see.” (Green, 52, Left office on January 5, 2026, Following a very public disagreement with President Trump over the botched release of the so-called Epstein files.)
Former Representative George Santos (R-NY)
getty imagesSantos continued about reality TV stars running for office, “But I don’t want to say no because I would be a hypocrite. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that. Look, this is America. We’re a great experiment. We’re a great melting pot. We’ve had politicians who have become celebrities. We’ve had celebrities who have become politicians. To sonny bono To Ronald Reagan To Arnold SchwarzeneggerDonald Trump and many others. So I think there’s a contradiction there. The thing I always joked about was [that] DC is Hollywood for ugly people.
Considering political career, Santos has been taken aback by the positive fan response he has received during his tenure special Forces. (Spoiler: Santos reached his physical limits on the show and voluntarily withdrew on the Thursday, Oct. 1 episode of the hit series.)
Former politician George Santos has defended his participation in the upcoming season of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test. “To all the haters out there in the comments section talking about me being fat or @BrandiGlanville’s skin and wishing bad on @candacecbure as well as other mean things in the comments section, you can’t even walk a day in any of our shoes,” […]
“I’m used to very different reactions, so it’s very humbling that people see me and have that reaction,” Santos said. We. “It’s really humbling. It’s therapeutic in a way, because that’s all I wanted — to be seen outside of the spotlight… and at least people get to see who I am in a real organic way, not in some controlled studio where I come in for an interview and people laugh and then leave.”
He added, “It’s like, ‘Yeah, but he’s still George Santos.’ No, people saw me legitimately snoring. So it’s emotional for me, because my life has been difficult the last few years, you know, [the] The consequences of my own actions. To see that I can go through that and fight through that and keep fighting to at least reclaim some kind of space is very encouraging to me. I am always grateful to the audience and special Forces And beyond love, support and memes. Like, you know how amazing it is [it is and] “How honored am I to be a living meme right now?”
Special Forces: The World’s Toughest Test Season 5 airs Thursdays at 9pm ET on Fox.