Friday, November 15, 2024

Gaetz for AG? GOP, give Trump whatever he wants.

GOP lawmakers should just give Trump his recess appointments. Don't bother the poor man with things he hates, like 'norms' and 'the Constitution.' ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Fri Nov 15 2024

 
Matt Gaetz

GOP lawmakers should just give Trump his recess appointments. Don't bother the poor man with things he hates, like 'norms' and 'the Constitution.'

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Republican U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz attends a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Henderson, Nevada U.S. October 31, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake
 

Hell, no: GOP senators need to slam door on Gaetz as AG

If there's a bright spot in Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, it's that Matt Gaetz immediately resigned from the U.S. House.

Former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard attends a campaign rally in Pittsburgh on Nov. 4, 2024. / U.S. Senator Marco Rubio at a campaign rally in Doral, Florida on July 9, 2024. / Congressman Matt Gaetz attends a campaign rally in Henderson, Nevada on Oct. 31, 2024.
 

With Gaetz, RFK Jr. is Trump finally unraveling the D.C. deep state?

It's like Donald Trump is the team captain on the 5th grade dodgeball team and is choosing all of his friends to be his first-string players.

Surgeon General Jerome Adams, right, listens in March 2020 as President Donald Trump gives a White House briefing on COVID-19.
 

Trump must prioritize public health. Diseases know no borders.

As the new Trump administration assumes office, we implore leaders to prioritize global health security and vaccine confidence for national security.

Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urges his supporters to vote for Donald Trump, claiming his campaign hurt the Republican party.
 

Republicans want RFK Jr. in charge of health. They voted for it.

The president-elect has tapped RFK Jr. to lead HHS. I just want to remind Republicans and Trump voters that this is what they voted for.

Republican U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz speaks at a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Henderson, Nevada U.S. October 31, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake
 

You know what Trump doesn't want? An AG who does the job.

Donald Trump's history with attorneys general helps explain his slapdash decision to put Rep. Matt Gaetz on the job.

Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump celebrate his reelection early Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
 

A congressman just admitted the truth. Will Democrats listen?

Rep. Seth Moulton hasn't backed down in the face of his attempted cancellation, and his fellow Democrats would be wise to listen to him.

Stephen Colbert on the Oct. 1 episode of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
 

Progressives call voters stupid. But they're the losers.

If progressives don't want to understand why voters rejected them by a wide margin, that's fine by me. It's their loss − now and in the future.

Angry brown bear in river in forest.
 

The angry bear wants to eat me. What else is there to understand?

So, I'm in the forest and there's this bear barreling toward me and I'm pretty sure it wants to eat my face. I should try to understand it, right?

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