In what may be the most overtly politicized proposed appointment to AG since JFK appointed his brother RFK to the role, The Donald has put forth political ally and bomb-thrower Mat Gaetz for Attorney General. Stacy McCain, Trump 2.0: ‘Siri, What Is Payback?’ "Donald Trump has apparently decided to settle all family business, and his enemies have good reason to fear his retribution. Like nearly everybody else on the planet, I was shocked by the choice of Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, which Trump ally Thomas Massie says will be done by recess appointment, bypassing the need for Senate confirmation." Kaelen Desse at WaEx, Trump nominates Matt Gaetz as attorney general. "Matt is a deeply gifted and tenacious attorney, trained at the William & Mary College of Law, who has distinguished himself in Congress through his focus on achieving desperately needed reform at the Department of Justice." Matt Vespa at TownHall, Trump Drops a Bombshell With Attorney General Pick. Bob Hoge at RedState, HOT TAKES: Internet Explodes Over Trump Picking Gaetz for Attorney General. PJM's Matt Margolis, Heads Will EXPLODE at This Latest Trump Cabinet Pick. As always Althouse goes to the NYT, "Senate Republicans reacted with alarm and dismay to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s decision to nominate Representative Matt Gaetz... for attorney general..." "... and several said they were skeptical that he would be able to secure enough votes for confirmation...." Hence the recess appointment. Sundance at CTH, President Trump Announces Nomination of Matt Gaetz for U.S. Attorney General. "In what can only reasonably be described as a MOAB targeted directly to Main Justice, President Trump has nominated Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz to be United States Attorney General. . . . To say the Lawfare leftists are having a meltdown would be an understatement." JD Vance@JDVance, "The main issue with Matt Gaetz is that he used his office to prosecute his political opponents and authorized federal agents to harass parents who were peacefully protesting at school board meetings. Oh wait, that's actually Merrick Garland, the current attorney general."
But, of course, Gaetz was not the only controversial pick. Yesterday's DIY reported former combat officer, Yale and Princeton graduate, double bronze star winner, veteran's advocate and Fox political commentator Pete Hegseth for SecDef. I once heard him say on air that he was dropped from the military because of his right-wing leanings. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, About That Hegseth Guy and the Pentagon He's Walking Into. Althouse, "You've got to fire the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and obviously, to bring in a new Secretary of Defense, but any General that was involved, General, Admiral, whatever that was involved in any of the DEI woke sh*t has got to go."
Matt Margolis thinks Scott Jennings Gives Masterclass In Shutting Down Lib Outrage Over Trump's Defense Sec. Pick. I don't want to embed two videos on this, so you should watch it at the link.🚨NEW: Newly appointed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on reforming US military leadership:
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) November 13, 2024
Anyone "involved in the woke sh*t has got to go...you have to reestablish that trust by putting in no-nonsense warfighters in those positions who aren't going to cater to the socially… pic.twitter.com/9181gOVp2q
Ace, Biden Meets With Literal Hitler; Exchanges Smiles and Pleasantries With Literal New Fuhrer. Althouse, "[I]n 2020, Mr. Trump refused to concede the election and never invited Mr. Biden for the traditional meeting in the White House." ""It is unlikely that Mr. Biden has forgotten that snub (though it is not clear that he wanted to meet with Mr. Trump in 2020). But Mr. Biden is an institutionalist who has long expressed respect for the trappings and traditions of the White House and the Senate.... That is most likely what motivated him to offer Mr. Trump the invitation that he did not receive himself." The NYT reports on today's meeting, which I'm trying to picture. I thought of this:" Twitchy, CNN Spotted Biden-Harris Staffers Creating a 'REALLY Stunning' Optic During Trump's WH Visit. Jack Poso @JackPosobiec "Biden staffers are crying in the White House and many have called out sick today, per WH official."Look at how happy they are.
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 13, 2024
Joe and Jill are MAGA now.
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I'm reading "Did Kamala Harris Pay Celebrities to Endorse Her? Oprah Winfrey Speaks Out" (Newsweek)(examining various claims, e.g. Beyoncé got $10 million just to walk up to the podium and say a few pro-Kamala words):Nonprofit fact-checking website FactCheck.org said that a Harris campaign official told them the claim "is not true." PolitiFact also said that it had found "no evidence" for the claim and that Beyoncé's publicist told them it was "beyond ridiculous.""Marked as 'event production'"? I hope they didn't mismark anything! What was the "production" that cost a million dollars? Causing Oprah to appear onstage? The social media users are trying to help, but it looks as though they are calling attention to what might be a false statement to the FEC. Wouldn't that be much worse than mislabeling the hush money paid to Stormy Daniels in private business records?
Newsweek reached out to the Harris campaign for comment via email outside of regular working hours. Newsweek also reached out to representatives for other celebrities who endorsed Harris and have been accused of being paid for it, including Beyoncé, Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, and Eminem, via email.
Some social media users pointed out that two payments to Winfrey's production company, Harpo Productions Inc, can be found under the Harris campaign's disbursements on the Federal Election Committee website. The payments, of $500,000 each, were made on October 15 and are marked as "event production."
At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.13.24 Vox Popoli shows Why the Polls Were So Off. PJM's Chris Queen wonders When Will Democrats Apologize to Georgia for Lying About Election Integrity? Never. Insty, at his substack, Who are You? Voter ID law and election integrity should be top priority in new Congress. "Voters want it, and with good reason." At NYPo, FBI seizes Polymarket CEO’s phone, electronics after betting platform predicts Trump win: source "FBI agents raided the Manhattan apartment of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan early Wednesday — just a week after the election betting platform accurately predicted Donald Trump’s stunning victory, The Post has learned. The 26-year-old entrepreneur was roused from bed in his Soho pad at 6 a.m. by US law enforcement personnel who demanded he turn over his phone and other electronic devices, a source close to the matter told The Post. It’s “grand political theater at its worst,” the source told The Post. “They could have asked his lawyer for any of these things. Instead, they staged a so-called raid so they can leak it to the media and use it for obvious political reasons. . . . Coplan was not arrested and has not been charged, a Polymarket spokesperson told The Post on Wednesday evening."
It's dead, Jim. The Peacock whines Special counsel Jack Smith and his team to resign before Trump takes office. NewsMax cites the NY Times: Special Counsel Jack Smith to Resign Before Trump Takes Office. Mike LaChance at LI, MSNBC Pivots Back to Concern About ‘Norms’ and a Weaponized DOJ Following Trump Win, “The thing about that is that it would violate five decades of norms, post-Watergate, which said that the Justice Department should be independent from the president.”
Da Signal is optimistic that The Left’s Woke Agenda Died This Week. I'm not.
The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Casual Denim and FMJRA 2.0: Franchises In Motion up on time and under budget.
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