The viability of Matt Gaetz, the nominee for Attorney General by President-elect Donald Trump, was the subject of a full-throated debate on ‘Fox & Friends,’ arguably the most influential morning program among conservatives.
In addition, Trump himself maintains cordial relationships with numerous Fox News hosts and is a devoted cable news viewer.
Gaetz’s future as the nation’s attorney general has become a hot topic due to the numerous reports that he allegedly engaged in illicit sexual activities with a 17-year-old woman and paid women for sex.
“If they can feel as though they can live with, the … whatever their ethics revelations come out, and he gets in front of people, he is such a strong communicator. And if he could tone it down and say, that’s the old me, I was a firebrand in the house. But the way I’m going to approach the Department of Justice is this. It might make people pause and say, maybe people can have a different approach for a different job.” Brian Kilmeade said.
Matt Gaetz’s only friend on the Fox & Friends couch is Lawrence Jones. Brian Kilmeade continues to attack Gaetz.
Dear Brian, quoting the New York Times in an effort to destroy Matt is idiotic! Even a CNN’s Begala said Joe’s DOJ dropped the investigation against Gaetz! pic.twitter.com/zHWPmuFLm9
— Eddie (@Eddies_X) November 21, 2024
“The Trump transition team — you look at the big screen — there isn’t, you know, there isn’t the kind of headlines around any of those that you see around Matt Gaetz and the constant drip, drip, drip every day of some new revelation. The Trump team’s got to be thinking, you know, maybe this wasn’t such a good idea. We don’t want to be spinning our wheels.” Steve Doocy said in response.
“I actually think the opposite. [Trump] was aware of this investigation before. And the position of the former president is that there’s a Department of Justice that went after me, and it was unfair, and they didn’t find anything with me. And the same thing with Matt Gaetz. He’s actually doubled down. He wants him to be the person.” Lawrence Jones shot back.
“Well, the front page in The New York Times says this federal inquiry traced payments from Gaetz to woman. A document prepared by the federal investigators bolsters claims by women who say they were hired for sex. And then they go into a first during The New York Times. So if this happens for the next two months, it might be too much.” Kilmeade responded.
“It’s a lot,” Doocy concluded.
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