In an extraordinary twist that shook the political landscape on Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz for Attorney General left CNN anchor Jake Tapper visibly stunned during a live broadcast. The announcement, which came amidst ongoing post-election turbulence, underscored Trump’s unorthodox approach to assembling his prospective cabinet as he gears up for a return to the White House in 2025.
Gaetz, a staunch Trump ally and frequent critic of the Department of Justice, has long been a lightning rod for controversy. His nomination is widely seen as a declaration of Trump’s intent to radically reshape the Justice Department, which he has repeatedly accused of political bias.
“Welcome to The Lead, I’m Jake Tapper. And let me begin the show by uttering some words that I never contemplated using together before. And those words are: U.S. Attorney General Matt Gaetz,” Tapper said. “Because if you were wondering what Trump without the guardrails looks like, well, we’re getting an idea beyond the theoretical. We are starting with breaking news on so many fronts related to President-elect Donald Trump’s transition.”
Nobody is threatened by this pick more than Tapper, who was intimately involved in the corrupt and illegal