vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 24 hours agoTrump AG pick Matt Gaetz says he's withdrawingwww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square128fedilinkarrow-up1442arrow-down13cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldpolitics@sh.itjust.works
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minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down1·20 hours agoWeird. Either there’s a 4D chess move here, or Trump doesn’t have full control of the GOP like he wants. That’s going to cause problems.
minus-square𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·19 hours agoOr Gaetz is hoping that no further details from the ethics report leak, and he can salvage his career after this blows over. If it ever does that is.
minus-squareAdderbox76@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·20 hours agoI don’t think the GOP was honestly expecting him to win.
minus-squareChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·17 hours agoOr Trump just named somebody he knew would have no chance and make the Left waste energy opposing him, so that they’re more accepting of whomever he names for real.
minus-squareisaaclw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 hours agoUgh. I know I’m more accepting. And disgusted by it :(
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·19 hours agoIt’s the second. Gaetz was way too inflammatory for the lesser evil tactic.
minus-squarejj4211@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·19 hours agoOr it’s going to prevent some of the problems…
minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 hours agoProblems for Trump. Not problems for a lame duck
Weird. Either there’s a 4D chess move here, or Trump doesn’t have full control of the GOP like he wants.
That’s going to cause problems.
Or Gaetz is hoping that no further details from the ethics report leak, and he can salvage his career after this blows over. If it ever does that is.
I don’t think the GOP was honestly expecting him to win.
Or Trump just named somebody he knew would have no chance and make the Left waste energy opposing him, so that they’re more accepting of whomever he names for real.
Ugh. I know I’m more accepting. And disgusted by it :(
It’s the second. Gaetz was way too inflammatory for the lesser evil tactic.
Or it’s going to prevent some of the problems…
Problems for Trump.
Not problems for a lame duck