The popular makeup brand Sephora had quite a fun response to some of the problems surrounding US Representative George Santos.
(PLGNN) - United States politician George Santos, who is a representative for New York's 3rd congressional district is under intense scrutiny at the moment. He is being accused by prosecutors of laundering campaign funds in order to pay for personal expenses. Vice News posted an Instagram reel describing the accusations, stating in the description that, "In a new scathing House Ethics report, US Republican Rep. George Santos has been accused of misusing campaign funds to make purchases at OnlyFans, for Botox, and Sephora among other things. Now, Santos confirms he won’t be running for reelection but also called the report a “politicized smear that shows the depths of how low our federal government has sunk.”
While many users mocked the fact that Santos was alleged to use campaign funds on adult site OnlyFans, one comment referencing the alleged purchase of Sephora products with laundered money stood out. The official Sephora account commented, "Even (alleged, ahem) embezzlers need proper skincare," along with a sunglasses emoji.
The comment gained over 1,200 likes along with over 40 replies. Many Instagram users responded to this comment with laughing emojis, however some users criticized the brand, with one saying," yeah this comment is a bad marketing strategy," and another commenting, "this isn’t as funny as you thought it was".