Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) delivered a threat to any Republican who might break rank on confirming Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as Donald Trump's next attorney general: MAGA will come for your job.“I don’t know, you’re finding all the swamp creatures coming out right now” to oppose Gaetz's nomination, T...

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) warned Republicans against opposing Donald Trump’s nomination of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as attorney general, stating that MAGA supporters would target their jobs if they break ranks.

Tuberville defended Trump’s right to choose his team, urging senators to “vote with President Trump.”

Gaetz, who recently resigned from Congress, is a divisive figure within the GOP, having faced FBI and House Ethics investigations over alleged misconduct.

Some Republicans are openly concerned about the nomination and are deliberating their next steps.

  • BigBenis@lemmy.world
    9·
    11 days ago

    Whether you like it or not, you can’t say members of the Republican party are not beholden to their voters. Can’t say as much for the Democrats, which is why they keep losing.

    • 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.world
      20·
      11 days ago

      That’s bullshit. They are beholden to Russia. They don’t give one fuck about any of their voters.

      We are witnessing a Russian attack on our democracy. They are using Americans against us. These people are the enemies within.

      • peppers_ghost@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        11 days ago

        Is it so hard to believe Republicans are just shitty people? Why do you need the idea of a puppet master controlling them?

      • BigBenis@lemmy.world
        1·
        11 days ago

        Is that not in tandem with Trump voters’ shift to Russia? “I’d rather be Russian than a Democrat” and Trump voters talking about plans to immigrate to Russia if Trump lost are things I seem to remember in recent years.

        My original point was not to claim that Republican politicians necessarily care about what their base wants, but they do seem to understand that they have to at least campaign heavily on populist issues to get elected. And that disloyalty to Trump is met with rabid outrage from their base.

    • fluxion@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      11 days ago

      They voted for better economy and we’re dicking around making Gaetz AG. No, this is not for “the voters” it’s to waste tax dollars persecuting Trump’s political opponents