'God Help Us': Social Media Reacts To Matt Gaetz Possibly Being Trump's AG
Social Media,Politics,Matt Gaetz
Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as his attorney general managed to inspire new levels of social media face-palming.
Yes, even more than his choice of Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense.
Of course, that’s bound to happen when your AG candidate is being investigated by fellow members of Congress because he allegedly “engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, accepted improper gifts, dispensed special privileges and favors to individuals with whom he had a personal relationship, and sought to obstruct government investigations of his conduct.”
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