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President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of former Florida Representative Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general has sent shockwaves around Washington.
Gaetz resigned from his seat in the US House of Representatives in light of the news, Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed on Wednesday. This will effectively end the House Ethics probe into allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use made against him.
Republicans and Democrats are shocked by his nomination and there were audible gasps by House Republicans at a conference meeting on Wednesday when the news about Gaetz broke, according toAxios.
“I don’t think it’s a serious nomination for the attorney general,” Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski said.
Senator Peter Welch, a Vermont Democrat, told The Independent the announcement sounded like a headline in a satire publication. “That was in The Onion,” he said.
Trump has also chosen former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio to join his administration. Gabbard is set to serve as the director of national intelligence while Rubio has been nominated to be secretary of state.
Meanwhile, the Republicans have gained control of the House, completing their trifecta.
Harris campaign aide reveals real reason why she didn’t appear on Joe Rogan podcast
One of Kamala Harris’s campaign aides has shed light on the real reason why the vice president didn’t end up appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
Harris’s team was in talks for her to appear on the most popular podcast in America, but the sitdown ultimately failed to materialize.
Rogan has since claimed that a series of demands from the campaign was the reason why it didn’t go ahead.
Read the full story here.
Rhian Lubin14 November 2024 13:30
Explainer: Will Matt Gaetz pass the Senate nomination process – or does he not need to?
There are two possible options for what could happen next…
Rhian Lubin14 November 2024 13:10
WATCH: Donald Trump’s four-word boast to House Republicans
He was introduced as the come-back King by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on Wednesday, November 13 after meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House earlier in the day.
Trump speaks to House Republicans in his first visit to Washington since election victory
Rhian Lubin14 November 2024 12:50
Jesse Watters brags about Trump administration connections
Watters boasted of his ties to some of those headed for the most powerful jobs in government, with his former Fox News colleague Pete Hegseth tapped to become Trump’s future defense secretary.
Rhian Lubin14 November 2024 12:30
More Republican reaction to Matt Gaetz AG nomination
A number of Republicans have spoken of their shock at Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz for AG.
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said she doesn’t think Gaetz is “a serious nomination for the attorney general,” while Senator Susan Collins of Maine told reporters she was “shocked” by the choice.
Ohio Representative Max Miller went as far as to say that Gaetz “has a zero percent shot of getting through the Senate,” Politico reports.
Another Republican representative told the outlet that the choice is “an obvious throwaway nomination that has no chance in the Senate.”
And North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis said Gaetz has “probably got some work cut out for him.”
Rhian Lubin14 November 2024 12:10
ICYMI: Rudy Giuliani’s lawyers abruptly quit defamation case
Meanwhile, things aren’t looking so good for Trump’s former attorney Rudy Giuliani, whose lawyers have abruptly quit representing him in his defamation case.
They have withdrawn after attorneys for the women Giuliani defamed accused the disgraced former New York City mayor of hiding property he has been ordered to turn over.
Giuliani’s lead counsel Kenneth Caruso and attorney David Labkowski filed a motion in federal court in New York on Wednesday citing several reasons for their withdrawal, pointing to a “fundamental disagreement” with Donald Trump’s former attorney.
Alex Woodward has the story.
Rhian Lubin14 November 2024 11:50
Congresswoman and former CIA case officer slams Tulsi Gabbard intelligence nomination
Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger of Virginia has weighed in on Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination as Trump’s director of national intelligence.
The Democrat said she is “deeply concerned” about what the appointment means for national security.
Rhian Lubin14 November 2024 11:30
Senator Tommy Tuberville threatens Republicans who might vote against Gaetz for Trump’s attorney general
Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville has already fired warning shots at any Republicans who might vote against Matt Gaetz becoming Donald Trump’s incoming attorney general.
Speaking to Fox Business on Wednesday after the president-elect announced his controversial decision, the Alabama senator threatened to boot party members from the upper chamber if they oppose the former Florida representative’s nomination.
Alarm bells rang for a swathe of congressional Republicans on Wednesday when Trump announced he had picked Gaetz to become the nation’s top law enforcement officer and head up the Department of Justice.
James Liddell and Alex Woodward report.
Rhian Lubin14 November 2024 11:10
RECAP: Who is in Trump’s Cabinet so far?
So far there is the MAGA ally, the Fox News host, and the ex-Democrat.
President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, putting an emphasis so far on aides and allies who were his strongest backers during the 2024 campaign.
Thomas Beaumont and Ariana Baio have the rundown of all the nominees so far.
Rhian Lubin14 November 2024 10:50
Senator Tammy Duckworth, who served in Iraq, slams Pete Hegseth as defense secretary
Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois has slammed Trump’s choice of Pete Hegseth as his next defense secretary and called out his comments that women shouldn’t serve in combat roles.
Duckworth, who lost both her legs in Iraq in 2004, shared her views with CNN’s Kaitlin Collins.
Rhian Lubin14 November 2024 10:30
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