{"id":3566,"date":"2026-07-16T18:11:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=3566"},"modified":"2026-07-16T18:11:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:11:21","slug":"i-took-my-fat-behind-off-the-coach-and-tried-something-new-george-santos-lands-starring-role-on-fox-reality-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=3566","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I took my fat behind off the coach and tried something new!\u2019: George Santos lands starring role on Fox reality show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>In September, Santos will appear on the fifth season of Fox\u2019s \u201cSpecial Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test,\u201d a grueling contest where participants will be subjected to chemical gassing and other military themed challenges in a Malaysian jungle, the network announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=3564\">Exclusive: Visa launches new platform to provide stablecoin services to more than 200 million merchants<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI took my fat behind off the coach and tried something new!,\u201d Santos wrote in a post on X along with a promotional image of himself standing next to a tree with a stern expression on his face. \u201cAnd it changed EVERYTHING! I can\u2019t wait to share this experience with y\u2019all!\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He will go up against more than a dozen other contestants \u2014 including former NBA player Matt Barnes and actor Ruby Rose \u2014 in a show Fox has billed as the \u201cultimate test of physical, mental and emotional resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Santos was elected to the House from New York in 2022 as a Republican, but he wound up serving less than a year in the office after it was revealed he had fabricated much of his life story. He was expelled from Congress while facing criminal charges over stealing from donors and his campaign, fraudulently collecting unemployment benefits and lying to Congress about his wealth.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=3562\">Musk says he\u2019s blocked from South Africa because he\u2019s white. Amazon just moved in<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He pleaded guilty but had his sentence commuted by President Donald Trump after serving around 84 days in prison. He later tried to reboot his political career with another run for the House but quickly abandoned the run after raising no money.<\/p>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0Kalshi, the online prediction marketplace, reported him to federal authorities after he boasted he would be going to Trump\u2019s State of the Union address, then allegedly bet against his own attendance. That caused Polymarket, another online prediction platform where he was working in an influencer capacity, to end its paid relationship with him. 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