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Trump announces Cabinet picks amid mixed reactions

Umito November 15, 2024

Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., praised Gaetz Today, in an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell, she said “no one is better positioned to channel the American public’s frustration with the militarization of the Justice Department.”

“It’s surprising that you are more upset by the allegations than by the weaponization of the Justice Department,” he told Mitchell, referring to the sex trafficking allegations against Gaetz.

The Justice Department investigated the allegations, but I never accused him with any crime.

Gaetz, a staunch Trump ally, has been an outspoken critic of the Justice Department’s investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Hagerty also called out Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth“an inspirational leader”, despite Hegseth’s lack of experience for the role.

“The Department of Defense has been extremely mismanaged under the current regime,” Hagerty said. “It needs to change radically. They need to stop working on pronouns and get back to lethality, and someone like Pete can lead that.”

When asked whether he would serve as Treasury secretary, Hagerty, who is the ranking member of the Banking Committee subcommittee dealing with national security and international trade issues, said he would not He hadn’t speculated whether he himself would serve in Trump’s cabinet.

“President Trump is going to make these decisions, and they will be very personal to him,” he said. “He will build a team around him in which he will feel comfortable, with whom he will work well, whatever his role. I have.”

The senator also said he had not received a call from Gaetz asking for support. NBC News reported today that Gaetz and Vance are calling senators to take Gaetz’s temperature for confirmation.