Victor Davis Hanson Explains Why He Thinks Matt Gaetz Could Be Trump’s ‘Sacrificial Lamb’ Pick
Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson stated on his podcast Tuesday that he believes former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz could be President-elect Donald Trump’s “sacrificial lamb” pick following his nomination as attorney general.
In a social media post on Nov. 13, Trump announced Gaetz as one of his Cabinet picks, stating that the lawmaker would help bring an end to “Weaponized Government.” On “The Victor Davis Hanson Show,” the senior fellow highlighted how he believed Trump’s picks share a common thread of pushing back against the traditional government, noting that while some Trump supporters may agree with the choice, others have started to question Gaetz’s background.
“Then the other people say, ‘Well, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. We have to be effective here. Matt Gaetz is not a prosecutor. This is the top prosecutorial job in the country. He’s never been a federal prosecutor. He’s never really been a lawyer to any great degree. His family was in politics. He went right into politics. I don’t think that he has the temperament to represent and protect the MAGA view of what needs to be done in the DOJ. He doesn’t have the skills or the experience or the age.’ So those are the two views,” Hanson said. “I’m not going to adjudicate them, but this is what I think is going to happen. I don’t know if it’s deliberate, Jack, or it’s inadvertent.”
“Matt Gaetz resigned his House seat. Matt Gaetz was the architect of the dethronement of Kevin McCarthy. Did you hear what Kevin McCarthy said?” Hanson asked. “They asked him, ‘What do you think about Gaetz?’ He started laughing. He’s very close to Trump. He started laughing. He said, ‘He’ll never be confirmed. It’s a joke.’ He must know something. I don’t know if he’ll get out of it.”
Following Gaetz’s nomination, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson revealed that the lawmaker had submitted his resignation to Congress “effective immediately.” Hanson went on to state that he believes there are people within the Republican Party who opposed Gaetz’s closeness to Trump, and they allegedly supported the Florida lawmaker’s appointment in order to push for his resignation from Congress.
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