The trolling reached epic levels yesterday as President Trump announced his pick to replace widely hated Merrick Garland for Attorney General: Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz. Nobody saw it coming. It was white-hot news, a veritable reporting earthquake, and it would be a miracle if you haven’t already heard. But, just in case, Axios reported the story headlined, “Republicans ‘stunned and disgusted’ as Trump taps Matt Gaetz for attorney general.”
Gaetz has long been a favorite of mine. He formed, or helped form, the rebellious and subversive Congressional Freedom Caucus, and Matt successfully led the complex, insanely difficult, and well-planned strategy to replace California Republican Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker.
Matt is completely qualified for the job, especially from Trump’s point of view, since he is yet another victim of weaponized federal government and false prosecution.
The short version is, in 2021 (during the pandemic), while Matt was fiercely fighting Biden’s lockdown and mandate agenda, the FBI quietly opened an investigation into “child sex trafficking” against the Congressman. Then, they un-quietly leaked their investigation to the Washington Post, which ran multiple, breathless front-page stories, all anonymously sourced, about the Gaetz investigation.
Later, once Matt’s reputation was fully soiled, the FBI quietly dropped the investigation. Whoops! Never mind!
This time, there was hardly any media coverage. Here’s a Federalist story with more details about the sordid affair.
Yesterday, when President Trump announced Gaetz’s selection, the non-MAGA world went wild. Everybody knows the Senate must confirm Trump’s nominations, and Democrats and corrupt FBI agents pray that Senatorial RINOs will buck Trump and refuse to confirm Representative Gaetz as Attorney General.
“Gaetz has a better shot at having dinner with (deceased) Queen Elizabeth II than being confirmed by the Senate,” Representative Max Miller (R-Oh.) told Axios.
Not because of the FBI investigation, but because Gaetz made enemies of Establishment Republicans during the Kevin McCarthy affair. Representative Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) told Axios he thought the nomination was “wonderful” but allowed “it’s going to be tough,” because “he’s got enemies in the Senate.”
In one sense, all is fair in love, war, and politics. For every political action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Matt attacked the GOP Establishment, which now, snake-like, cooly eyes its chance to strike in revenge. But it won’t be easy for them after the Mandate, and Trump knows it.
Set the internal party politics aside. Trump knows the landscape, and is playing 4-D chess. Let the man work. For now, just enjoy the Left’s terrified brain explosions. For a taste, behold this short clip from an apparently delighted Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.):
Is it just me, or is vaccine-injured John Fetterman working through his red pill moment?
The “China Syndrome” was the left’s environmental “Satanic Panic” in the 1970’s about nuclear meltdown. In other words, Fetterman rightly observed that Gaetz’s electrifying selection represents an apocalyptic disaster for the libs.
It must be noted that the nation’s gains are Florida’s loss.
Trump has, so far, picked three standout Florida Congressmen: Elise Stefanik, Mike Waltz, and now Matt Gaetz. All of them must resign even before they can stand for confirmation. Governor DeSantis is currently organizing special elections. Hopefully, they have some good candidates waiting in the wings.
