Disgraced former New York Congressman George Santos is telling gay conservatives at the Republican National Convention (RNC) that they should feel free to come out after he took seriously a satirical post calling the GOP event in Milwaukee “Grindr’s Super Bowl.”

Santos posted on X to share the “news.” “So Grindr executives are calling the RNC convention ‘Grindr’s Super Bowl,'” he said in a video posted to the app.

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Santos, who was expelled from Congress for allegedly stealing money from campaign donors and his fellow Republican lawmakers, encouraged his fellow gay conservatives to come out of the closet.

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“I’m openly gay, no qualms about it, proud conservative Republican,” he said. “Let me tell you something: Just come out of the closet boys! Come on, it’s fun! You can be gay and conservative.”

“But look, but look Grindr is always outing you anyways based on the hits. And guess who’s in town? It’s all you conservatives. Bye!”