I didn’t react at all. Gaetz was likely never a serious contender. But selected to A. Get him out of Congress and hopefully open his seat to a Special Election for a loyalist without any of the bad press that dogs Gaetz.

And B. A Bolton esc bludgeon to threaten people with along the lines of “Give me my appointments for positions (X, Y, Z) and I’ll choose someone else for AG. Play hard ball and I’ll ram Gaetz through and let him go wild.”

Though one should keep in mind just because the Ethics Committee and Congress gave him a pass. Doesn’t mean shit. Maybe there’s some malfeasance there and he was one of the people given an off ramp at the start. Build his reputation as a a Trump Loyalist. Back Congressional moves they want done. In return Congressional investigations into him are dropped. He’s given the ability to resign his position with some dignity. He then drops out of the running for AG when instructed and is allowed to fade into obscurity.

I didn’t react at all. Gaetz was likely never a serious contender. But selected to A. Get him out of Congress and hopefully open his seat to a Special Election for a loyalist without any of the bad press that dogs Gaetz.

And B. A Bolton esc bludgeon to threaten people with along the lines of “Give me my appointments for positions (X, Y, Z) and I’ll choose someone else for AG. Play hard ball and I’ll ram Gaetz through and let him go wild.”

Though one should keep in mind just because the Ethics Committee and Congress gave him a pass. Doesn’t mean shit. Maybe he was one of the people given an off ramp. Congressional investigation is dropped. He’s given the ability to resign his position with some dignity. He then drops out of the running for AG when instructed and is allowed to fade into obscurity.