'Are You Sh*ttin' Me?' Republicans React Poorly to Trump Picking Matt Gaetz as AG

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: MEDIAite

Nov 13th, 2024, 4:49 pm


President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as his attorney general has not gone over well within the Republican Party. Trump on Wednesday announced the nominations of several key figures to potentially fill out his cabinet. None sent the political world into a frenzy quite like Gaetz’s, with members of his own party floored by the decision.

Now, to be clear, the Senate is in charge of confirming cabinet appointments. But that didn’t stop Capitol Hill reporters from asking House Republicans — and any elected official, really — for their thoughts on Gaetz being appointed to lead the Justice Department. Shortly after the announcement, CNN’s Manu Raju spotted Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Capitol Hill and asked for his immediate reaction to Gaetz’s nomination. Graham was noncommittal.

GRAHAM: Yeah, I don’t know yet. I’ll think about that one.

RAJU: Do you have any concerns about it?

GRAHAM: We’ll see.

Gaetz is currently under investigation for allegations of sexual misconduct, illicit drug use, and accepting improper gifts. Asked by Raju about the allegations, Sen. John Corbyn (R-TX) “I’m sure that will come up” during Gaetz confirmation hearing.

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[mpcamb]

1. There'll be some happy pedophiles with this announcement.

ABC News
February 15, 2023
"DOJ won't charge Matt Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe as
lawyer for minor calls investigation 'difficult experience'"

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj-charge-gaetz-sex-trafficking-probe-lawyer-minor/story?id=97225306

[surfered]

5. A groomer is in charge of prosecuting groomers

[sop]

30. Epstein's dead, Trump had to pick another one of his groomer buddies.

[SeattleVet]

2. The may not have to worry about Senate confirmation...

the asshole is planning on having them go on recess so he can make appointments that can last for up to 2 years, more than enough time for him to finish dismantling the country.

[SCantiGOP]

7. Senate hasn't agreed to that

And I don’t think they will.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. That would be a decision left up to the 119th Congress

They wouldn't be doing it now under 118th when the GOP is not in control yet.

[TomSlick]

19. I'll take that bet.

The MAGAt Senate will fall in line.

[Silent Type]

3. DOJ is going to need 80,000 lawyers to handle lawsuits against USA.

[speak easy]

4. "I'll think about that one." → "I'll ask Trump about that one."

[Prairie Gates]

8. He has yet to receive the dead drop from his FSB handler

Yeesh. What a shitshow.

[ananda]

6. The craziness among Republicans is just off the wall!

Gaetz is no worse than Trump.

So I presume they are pretending for a while that
there is a low too low with Gaetz, but I also
assume they'll all cave when the mob boss and
Putin pressure is put on.

Yet, they all support Trump, who is a convicted
fraudster, a known racist, and friend of Jeffrey
Epstein.

So this is some shit show, all right.

[RobinA]

37. If Senators STILL

don't get Trump, there's little reason to wonder why the voters don't!

[Linda ladeewolf]

9. These are the ones trump wants to use up.

Once he gets rid of the first groups of wannabes, then he’ll get down to the ones he really wants. He’ll treat this first batch like shit until they resign, then replace them with more temps until he gets the ones he really wants. There is always more ass kissers from where they came from.

[EarnestPutz]

10. You know that this just adds to my distress.

[Linda ladeewolf]

11. I know, I'm sorry

My stress levels are off the scale, but I always force myself to see the worst. Then if it doesn’t happen I feel hopeful for a bit.i try to hope that as he uses up those in the house and senate, perhaps we’ll be able to fill those seats during a special election for their replacements. It could tip the balance in our favor.

[EarnestPutz]

38. From your lips to God's ears. Love the fact that you "see the worst" but maintain some optimism. We all...

.....should do the same. Thanks.

[WestMichRad]

20. I look at it a little differently

The department heads are there to be mere figureheads, to take the flak. So yes, they are entirely expendable. The behind-the-scenes “assistants” will be relatively shielded from scrutiny and much freer to do serious damage.

That’s what I’m expecting, anyway. Needless to say, hope I’m wrong! I’d rather have incompetents leading incompetence so that they accomplish little… but I fear that’s not how it will go this time around.

[Lonestarblue]

31. I think you're right.

Trump demands an oath of loyalty to him personally and to anything he tells them to do, legal or not. But what Trump tells his lackeys to do will be influenced by Musk, Vance (as spokesman for the Heritage Foundation), and whichever religious nutcase he chooses as an advisor.

[EarthFirst]

12. "You've got to be shitting me.."

Followed by…

“On the motion to approve Rep. Matt Gatez as Attorney General…”

“Mr. Graham?”

“Yea”

“Mr. Grassley?”

“Yea”

“Madam Collins?”

“Yea”


…and so on and so forth.

[Zambero]

36. Correction on Collins

"Concerned, but OK, yeah!"

[GoneRonin]

14. Or Gaetz is a stalking horse

If Matt Gaetz gets smacked around and bloodied up, and eventually discarded - it doesn't mean much to Trump.

Whoever gets nominated after will sail right through; this is how Judge Cannon got into the office of AG.

It isn't like Gaetz could survive in this environment without Trump.

[jmowreader]

15. That's very possible

Pick a guy more familiar with breaking laws than enforcing them, get him kicked back by the Senate then enter the nomination for the truly evil fuck Trump actually wants.

[Rebl2]

16. Doesn't

matter. Trump will just put him in without confirmation.🙄

[Joe_Gadway]

17. Loyalty over Competence

Trump is picking unqualified people who won't challenge his authority or question his orders.
Another sign of his "fascist to the core" personality.

[AllyCat]

18. They'll get in line. They are spineless republicans.

They have no morals.

[Karasu]

21. Article titles like that always bug the shit out of me when they make it sound like...

...Republican officials in general are reacting to this sideshow with anything resembling moral outrage, when in reality, it's always like...three. I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times. These people don't exist in a quantity high enough to matter--let alone have actual power--in that party, and haven't for a while now.

All of these fucking clowns are going to be confirmed. Even if Trump doesn't get his wish for recess appointments to bypass the process entirely.

[3catwoman3]

22. Gaetz is currently under investigation for allegations of sexual misconduct, illicit drug use and...

...accepting improper gifts.

Perfect qualifications/credentials -

[The Wizard]

23. Another Putin win.

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

24. Makes me wonder ...

... what MTG and Boebert (the rest of the peanut gallery) are going to get.

It also makes me wonder if the republican controlled House and Senate...especially the Senate ... will actively collude with or at least passively resist the usurpation of their power and privilege as a co-equal branch of government.

Giving up the right to vet the presidential appointments by agreeing to the recess gimmick gives up a lot of power, something Congress usually protect vigorously.

But we are not in usual times.

I can only hope their own self-interest will help protect the seemingly fragile institutional checks and balances.

[mdbl]

25. Graham is such a spineless weenie

That answer proved it again.

[Walleye]

27. Reporters should quit asking these people questions. All they get is lying answers.

I don’t know about news people, but I am getting sick and tired of being lied to. I don’t believe a word they say. Why repeat it?

[Walleye]

26. Isn't that cute, congressional Republicans are pretending to stand up on their hind legs

Remember, Trump promised them they would never have to vote again. They can relieve themselves of any responsibility with their bullshit

[underpants]

28. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho): "Are you shittin' me?"

[Lovie777]

29. shithole is back in....

That’s the state of a lot of the country. They believed in lies and conspiracy theories, so when the economy gets worst, while we remain a sick joke around world, just maybe the USA will hopefully get another chance.

Also, our national security will be up for profit.

[sop]

32. Trump already has SC immunity, he needs an AG who won't prosecute any of his Crazy Clown Car Criminals.

[Tadpole Raisin]

33. I hope the irony in this is that his choices are so poor it makes the likelihood of the majority leader

calling for a 10+ day resets dropping down to nil.

They would look the other way for competent destroyers of the constitution but this may be too much even for them.

I hope!

[purr-rat beauty]

34. How about this...

...fuck every last republican from high office to bottom feeder

[harun]

35. Voters need to be careful what they wish for, they just might get it. The three ring circus is about to open...