In a very funny segment on NewsNation, much disliked former Fox News Channel personality Geraldo Rivera, now a NewsNation correspondent, freaked out about now-President-Elect Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Rep. Mat Gaetz (R-FL) as his next United States Attorney General.
Announcing Gaetz’s appointment in a post on Truth Social, President-Elect Trump said, “It is my Great Honor to announce that Congressman Matt Gaetz, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The Attorney General of the United States. 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. Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System.”
He continued, “Matt will end Weaponized Government, protect our Borders, dismantle Criminal Organizations and restore Americans’ badly-shattered Faith and Confidence in the Justice Department. On the House Judiciary Committee, which performs oversight of DOJ, Matt played a key role in defeating the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, and exposing alarming and systemic Government Corruption and Weaponization. He is a Champion for the Constitution and the Rule of Law. Matt will root out the systemic corruption at DOJ, and return the Department to its true mission of fighting Crime, and upholding our Democracy and Constitution. We must have Honesty, Integrity, and Transparency at DOJ. Under Matt’s leadership, all Americans will be proud of the Department of Justice once again.”
Commenting on the news, which came out on Wednesday, November 13, during his appearance on NewsNation’s “On Balance” program, Geraldo claimed he “threw up” in his mouth after hearing the news. He said, “When I heard that Matt Gaetz was picked to be attorney general, I threw up in my mouth. I think it is a horrible, creepy choice. I have no idea why he did it.”
Responding the host of “On Balance,” Leland Vittert, replied by noting what the anti-Gaetz freakout shows. He said, “The fact that all Democrats are doing, yourself included, is talking about how terrible Matt Gaetz is means they’re not talking about the things that actually the American people told us in this election they care about.”
Rivera, responding, wasn’t done freaking out about Gaetz and Trump. Melting down, he snapped, “Well, as I understand it, President Trump, President-elect Trump, was absolutely keen on ending the weaponization of the Justice Department. That guy is the weapon that Trump will use to destroy his enemies in the DOJ, wreck its independence.”
Firing back at his woke guest, Vittert shot down Geraldo’s claims about the new Trump DOJ, saying, “Hold on, hold on. I have not heard him say once that he is going to use the Department of Justice or that he believes the Department of Justice should go after the enemies of Donald Trump.”
Geraldo further freaked out and insulted Gaetz, telling Vittert, “Matt Gaetz is the epitome of everything that is rotten in Washington. He is someone who is a privileged, entitled, backstabbing.”He concluded by saying, “There’s no way the Republicans in the Senate will confirm this man. He’ll make the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearing look like a walk in the park. They will dig up everything about him.”
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