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On Thursday morning Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name from consideration<\/a><\/strong> for the post after the flood of allegations of his criminal sexual misconduct and dishonesty became too abundant to pretend they were merely innocent misunderstandings. To the contrary, they were consistent with Trump’s utter deprivation of principles that is now following him back into the White House.<\/p>\n SEE THIS: Trump\u2019s Refusal to Sign the Required Ethics Agreement is His Virtual Promise to Violate It<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The fact that Gaetz was so tainted that his nomination could not go forward is just the first sign of trouble for Trump’s nascent second term. His other nominees have problems that are even more disturbing. For instance, his pick for National Security Director, Tulsi Gabbard, is a Russian sympathizer. His choice for Health and Human Services, Robert Kennedy, Jr, is a conspiracy crackpot with a dead worm in his brain. His chosen head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Mehmet Oz, is a a quack and a Snake Oil salesman. His Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, is a puppy killer.<\/p>\n However, perhaps the worst of Trump’s motley screw ups is Pete Hegseth, his proposed Secretary of Defense. Hegseth has zero experience managing any kind of large institution, much less the largest in the U.S. government. Nor does he have experience with senior Pentagon level command. What he has is a face that Trump has seen on television as a co-host on the Fox News morning program, Fox and Friends.<\/p>\n Despite Hegseth’s TV resume, he seems entirely unprepared for the media encounters he would face as a member of Trump’s Cabinet. During a brief Q&A on Thursday, Hegseth pitifully mishandled what ought to have been an easy question…<\/p>\n Reporter:<\/strong> Did you sexually assault a woman in Monterey, California? REPORTER: Did you sexually assault a woman in Monterey, California?<\/p>\n PETE HEGSETH: I have — ah — as far as the media is concerned, it's very simple. The matter was fully investigated, and I was completely cleared, and that's where I'm gonna leave it. pic.twitter.com\/JovTk3kLyB<\/a><\/p>\n — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nHegseth:<\/strong> I have…ah…As far as the media is concerned, it’s very simple. The matter was fully investigated and I was completely cleared, and that’s where I’m gonna leave it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n