Has Matt Gaetz Been Set-up for Eviction from Public Life? by Paul Craig Roberts
(2024-11-16 at 00:50:35 )

Has Matt Gaetz Been Set-up for Eviction from Public Life? by Paul Craig Roberts

I have had a horrible thought. Of all of Donald Trumps appointees, Matt Gaetz and Robert Kennedy will be the most difficult to get confirmed. And Gaetz has resigned from the House of Representatives where he is the most effective member against the ruling establishment. Was his appointment as Attorney General a trick to get him out of public life?

Robert Kennedys appointment was said to be in doubt because he would be hard to confirm, but so would Gaetz. Gaetzs high profile powerful position scares to death the corrupt Justice (sic) Department, the corrupt FBI, the corrupt Democrats, and the corrupt ruling elites.

Perhaps the Senate will let Donald Trump have his appointments without confirmation as recess appointments, so non-confirmation is not an issue.

It is revealing that there were no confirmation worries about Donald Trumps appointments of his Zionist war cabinet. Some claim that it is not a war cabinet, that Stefanik, Waltz, Rubio, and Hegseth have been cured of their Zionism by Israels massacre of Palestinians.

Perhaps, but I have not heard a recantation from a single one of the "die-for-Israel" crowd. Certainly, Huckabee, sent by Trump as ambassador to Israel, and Witkoff, sent by Trump as his Special Envoy to the Middle East, will not take exception to Israels claim to title to Palestine. So how are they going to bring about any Israeli restraint? Is it not curious that Donald Trump did not appoint anyone inclined to rein-in Israel?

That the Democrats stood down from stealing the presidency in 2024 does not mean they did not steal House and Senate seats. The Republicans barely did well enough to change a thin Democrat Senate majority into a thin Republican majority, and it seems there was little, if any, change in the House. In contrast, when Reagan won in 1980 the Republicans captured 12 Democrat seats in the Senate. It is suspicious that Donald Trumps convincing win did not carry over into Congress.

Donald Trump is taking Republican members of Congress as appointees into his administration. Republican governors can appoint replacements until the next election, but the appointed replacements might be vulnerable as they were not elected. Matt Gaetz was secure in his base. Will his appointed replacement be as secure?

We can be thankful that Donald Trump has appointed some officials who fight for the correct causes. We can keep hoping that Donald Trump will make a difference.

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