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November 13, 2024 02:25 PM UTC

Not "The Onion": Trump Taps Matt Gaetz for Attorney General

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  • by: Colorado Pols

If you’ve been following the news as President-elect Donald Trump announces decisions on key appointments for his administration, your jaw has likely dropped on more than one occasion.

Puppy killer Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security? Yikes!

Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State? WTF?

Fox News talking muppet Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary? “Who the f*** is this guy?” (actual quote)

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, an accused Russian asset, as Director of National Intelligence? Surely you jest.

But perhaps no appointment thus far is as bonkers as this one: Congressman Matt “Giggity” Gaetz as Attorney Fucking General.

From The Guardian:

The shock appointment aims to fill a post that had been eagerly awaited as Trump and his allies pick names for a raft of top jobs to serve under the victor of November’s US presidential election.

The post of attorney general is a powerful one and comes after a campaign in which Trump has railed – without any credible evidence – against Joe Biden’s Department of Justice as having been used against him to pursue political prosecutions.

It also comes after Trump himself has repeatedly said he may use the department to pursue his own political enemies, including Biden and his family members.

Reps. Matt Gaetz, and Lauren Boebert

Matt Gaetz was, until recently, a target of a Department of Justice investigation into sex trafficking allegations and is still being investigated for the same charges by a House Ethics Committee. Now he’s going to be IN CHARGE of the Department of Justice? Gaetz isn’t even a seasoned lawyer; he only worked in private practice for about three years before running for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives.

What’s next? Barron Trump as Commerce Secretary? Gaetz’s buddy, Rep. Lauren Boebert, as Secretary of the Interior?

The next Trump administration is shaping up to be absolutely bananas — far more ridiculous than anyone could have possibly imagined.

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11 thoughts on “Not “The Onion”: Trump Taps Matt Gaetz for Attorney General”

    1. I'll see your Susan's folding shock and raise you Blanche's proudly unwaivering certainty:

      At least one Senate Republican indicated he viewed Gaetz’s nomination favorably.

      “He’s smart — clever guy,” Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, said of Mr. Gaetz, adding: “I usually support presidential picks to be in their cabinet. I’ve done that for both sides. That’s my disposition.”

       

  5. AP now says the House is 207 Dems, 217 Republicans, 11 races yet to be called.  Their list shows 6 Dems leading, 5 Reps leading. If those margins stand, it will be 213 to 222 — and Trump has already called for appointments for

    • Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
    • Mike Waltz (R-FL)
    • Matt Gaetz (R-FL)

    Vacancies can only be filled by elections, meaning there will be a diminished majority. Apparently, others are still in the running for other posts.

      1. Oh, hell yeah! ICP demonstrated during the pandemic that they had infinitely more concern for the health and safety of their fans than the PAB administration had for Americans generally.

  7. When I saw this on CNN I found it so insane I check the Washington Post. Gaetz & Hegseth are an immediate test to see if the Senate Republicans will roll over. Or if they retain a shred of responsibility to do their job.

    I'm not hopeful.

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