Democratic Senator John Fetterman described the Attorney General nomination of GOP Representative Matt Gaetz as a “God-level” level of trolling by President-elect Donald Trump for “taking forever.”
Trump, 78, chose Gaetz (R-Fla.) Will lead the US Justice Department on WednesdayIn a move that stunned MPs from his own party.
Asked about the eyebrow-raising pick, Fetterman (D-Pa.) quipped that it was a master chess move by the former president.
Fetterman told an NBC reporter, “I mean, I would describe it as God-level trolling, which has created the syndrome of working forever in China.” In a clip that has now gone viral on X,
Elon Musk – who was recently appointed to Trump’s newly-created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE – Shared response to Fetterman’s response On your own X page.
“Amazing,” Musk wrote of the video with a laughing face emoji.
Fetterman then said that the Democrats’ opinion on Gaetz’s nomination “isn’t really interesting.”
“There’s going to be good people coming by the other side, my colleagues on the GOP, how can they justify voting for that Jay-Off,” he said, According to Fox News,
Trump picks 42-year-old Gaetz for AG spot Members of both parties surprised
“I was surprised at the nomination,” Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine). Told Punchbol News“This is why the Senate advice and consent process is so important. I’m sure many, many questions will be raised at Mr. Gaetz’s hearing.”
“Are you scolding me?” Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) also told The Huffington Post When pressed for his response,
Gaetz resigned from the House shortly after Trump’s announcement, which reportedly came ahead of Friday’s vote on whether to release the House Ethics Committee report related to allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use involving the former congressman .
Gaetz’s resignation will end the investigation that began in April 2021.
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