Senate Republicans are warning confirmation proceedings for former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) will be like “Kavanaugh on steroids,” referring to the contentious hearings for Supreme Court nominee Bre…
  • ditty@lemm.eeEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I’m not sure I agree that Trump is just using Gaetz as a pawn to help him get his other controversial nominees through the Senate confirmation process. Gaetz has always been one of the biggest Trump sycophants and loyalty is all that matters to him.

    • mindbleach@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      10·
      4 days ago

      Jesus, are other people still pushing that “4D chess” horseshit? ‘He’s doing something awful to cleverly cover for all these other awful things!’ No. He’s just awful. He is exactly as dumb as he appears. He just does so much unjustifiable cruelty, malice, and batshit stupid nonsense that apparently we’re incapable of addressing any of it, in a timely fashion.

        • mindbleach@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          8·
          3 days ago

          And if not for the child molestor, it’d be ‘talking about that Nazi means nobody is talking about the antivaxxer in charge of civic health.’

          And if not for that Nazi it’d be ‘talking about that antivaxxer means nobody is talking about the fraud in charge of education.’

          It’s not a strategy. It’s not an act. They’re just awful, out loud and in public.