Trump's nomination of Gaetz will be the clearest signal yet of whether GOP senators are ready to do his bidding on all sorts of issues.

If Trump can get 51 votes for Gaetz, he can get a Senate majority for just about anything — like cutting back Social Security.

Be warned.

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And Hegseth and Gabbard and who knows who else is coming down the pike? Trump's demand for complete abjection is insatiable.

@rbreich so what do we do??

@debrashannon @rbreich

We hope that it gets even worse. Worse. Let the circus burn down. Some of the voters may then start doubting their bad choices.

#kakistocracy

@locksmithprime @rbreich but will it be too late?

@debrashannon @rbreich

I believe there are enough people here that wants the good path. Even though the Orange Empire was successful now, it was not the resounding majority. It was still close, thus there are several who wants to evolve. Left us to hope that these people will pick up from the ashes after the Orange Empire goes through their reign of chaos.

@rbreich GOP senators are few and far between. Ghosts in the MAGA machine who have yet to understand that they are dead. There is no GOP, only MAGA. Gaetz appointment is to make that clear. Absolute loyalty is the only requirement to head the DOJ, it's all Gaetz has and all he needs.
@rbreich Robert, you are such a godsend in these crazy times. I ain't kidding.
@rbreich Wait, I heard about the senate going in recess to circumvent the senate confirmation requirements.
@rbreich Also RFK Jr for Health and Human Services. Life comes at you fast.
@rbreich True, but this statement is also fear mongering. Which is no better than what the GOP did during the election about immigrants.
@rbreich Gaetz' nomination is a loyalty test to flag any non-MAGA senators who need to be sent to "Remedial Bootlicking (Or Else)" 101.
@targetdrone I think they may be more willing to disobey as Trump is weaker than he was in 2016 and 2020 and this is his second term.

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FFS, man, we've all been warned!

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Gaetz will not get 51, which is why Trump is pushing for recess appointments. Which is why Thune will feel the heat to not go into recess.

@rbreich Nothing can be done now. Trump has America over a barrel it created by not voting in 2020 numbers.
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You are forgetting about the filibuster, something that I usually abhor but this time around might be a good tool to prevent outright fascism. Yes, the appointments only need 51 votes to get approved but that is because they can not be filibustered. Everything else can...
@rbreich Isn't Trump talking about restoring SS for people who already get government pensions, though? Doesn't sound like a cutback, unless he proposed to pay for it by cutting back on the rest of us. He's certainly not gonna do away with the earnings cap.
@rbreich We ‘were’ warned (by you and many others) but our civics-challenged electorate was more concerned that the current President wasn’t setting the price of eggs properly. 😕
@rbreich is there any question? Of course the gop controlled senate will do whatever Trump wants.

@rbreich Nominating Gaetz is sending skirmishers out. Press forward until resistance gets too heavy. Then relent, a bit, having mapped out the pockets of resistance.

After that, nominate someone slightly less horrible. Who will be accepted, because hey, it may be bad but thank god it’s not a pedophile racketeer.

Anything goes.