George Santos goes on social media rant, attacks ‘so called friends' in GOP before shutting down X account

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George Santos went on an unhinged and extended X rant this week, bashing everyone from frenemies, former Republican colleagues to the American justice system — and then deactivated the account.
The disgraced ex-congressman — who is headed to federal prison July 25 — whined about his prison sentence and attacked his 'so called friends' in the GOP for not delivering on a pardon for seven consecutive days of posts beginning May 21, The Post has learned.
The dramatic tirade culminated with the deactivation of his 200,000- follower X account Wednesday.
5 Santos only served 11 months in Congress before being exposed for having made up large parts of his resume.
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'For those asking. … Even though I initially considered the prospect of petitioning the president with a pardon application I have [ceased] that approach as I will not spend the last 61 days I have of life scrambling on how to get past a bunch of guard dogs,' Santos, 36, posted Monday.
'The so called 'friends' I have that said they'd help legit should have just told me to go f–k myself, because that's what has essentially happened with their actions. I've accepted my fate and don't want to talk about it anymore.'
It's a stunning reversal for the polarizing Long Island pol, who last month wept on TV as he begged President Trump for a pardon.
The posts made it seem like Santos — who's being sent away for seven years and three months for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft — believes he'll be spending the rest of his life behind bars.
'I want to focus the little time I have left on being with my family and putting my affairs in order before my untimely departure,' he wrote on May 21, the day the frenzied series of posts began.
5 Santos said he's no longer seeking a pardon from President Trump.
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'T-61 days! Last Memorial Day ✅,' he wrote Monday.
The fraudster — whose X bio read 'Former congressman from NY3 awaiting to start my arbitrary political sentence of 7.3 years in a medium security prison' — also complained about his sentence length and what he imaged life in prison to be.
'I hate the system!' he raged Sunday, about a sentence being handed to a random sexual abuser. 'This POS raped real women and caused a sea of hurt… the punishment? 6 months in prison!'
5 A judge said Santos lacked remorse for his crimes, as he sentenced him in April to more than seven years behind bars.
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'I'm considering deleting this app so I don't have to read I'm going to be raped or stabbed everyday,' he wrote Tuesday.
Santos pleaded guilty in August to allegations he ripped off dozens of donors, including family and friends, while running for Congress in 2022, using campaign funds to splurge on OnlyFans subscriptions, Botox, spa treatments and lavish trips.
He also collected more than $24,000 in unemployment benefits while holding a job and lied about large parts of his resume.
He served just 11 months before being exposed and booted from Congress.
5 Santos went out with a bang, unleashing a series of dramatic posts on X before going dark.
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Santos took aim at his former colleagues one last time.
'Congress is full of compromised people,' he wrote last Saturday.
'Tea alert: 🚨 After speaking to several republican members they all tell me @RepGarbarino 'was not simply sleeping, he was passed out Drunk,' ' he wrote of Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) allegedly snoozing through the final passage of the 'big beautiful' bill.
Garbarino's office did not reply to The Post's request for comment.
5 Santos closed down his X account.
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'I 100% couldn't care less about social norms and acceptable standards. Where I'm going non [sic] of that matters,' Santos posted Monday.
'It's been real. I have lots of people I met here that I truly appreciate and want to thank for their kindness. …I want peace in my brain and this place is sure as shit not giving me any,' he concluded on X before his exit.
Santos did not respond to The Post's request for comment.