President Biden can’t believe it. His own staff are being used against him.
And a Republican Senator just revealed this incriminating photo of these Biden officials that has all hell breaking loose.
On Thursday, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) made headlines with an unusual response to reporters pressing him about the controversial nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for attorney general.
Johnson presented a photo featuring transgender and “genderfluid” officials from the Biden administration and challenged reporters, asking if they had “harassed” those nominees during their confirmation processes.
Punchbowl News reporter Max Cohen captured the exchange on social media. “When asked whether he wants to see the Gaetz ethics report, Ron Johnson unfolds a printout of this picture of Rachel Levine and Sam Brinton and asks reporters whether they ‘harassed’ Democrats about these nominees,” Cohen posted on X.
https://x.com/maxpcohen/status/1857114510458327297
Rachel Levine, who is transgender, was confirmed as assistant secretary of health at the Department of Health and Human Services in March 2021 by a narrow 52-48 vote in the Democrat-led Senate.
Sam Brinton, a self-described “genderfluid” former official in the Department of Energy, joined the Biden administration in June 2022.
Brinton made headlines later that year after being charged with stealing a woman’s luggage at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. By December 2022, after facing additional allegations of theft, Brinton was fired from his role.
The scrutiny over Gaetz comes after President-elect Donald Trump announced him as his choice for attorney general, sparking immediate backlash and widespread speculation on Capitol Hill. Reporters have since been eager to gauge reactions from Republican lawmakers.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) joined Johnson in taking a defiant stance when confronted about the nomination.
When asked if Gaetz could secure Senate confirmation, Massie hinted at the possibility of a recess appointment, a mechanism allowing presidential nominees to serve temporarily without Senate approval. “He’s the Attorney General. Suck it up!” Massie added.
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Gaetz, for his part, formalized his resignation from Congress on Thursday, with his statement read aloud on the House floor:
“I hereby resign as the United States representative for Florida’s First Congressional District, effective immediately. I do not intend to take the oath of office for the same office in the 119th Congress to pursue the position of attorney general in the Trump administration.”
In response, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s administration is reportedly working to schedule a special election to fill Gaetz’s now-vacant seat, according to Florida’s Voice.
https://x.com/simonateba/status/1856851224504508914
Overall, Senator Johnson was quick to point out the hypocrisy of the media and the Democrats through this process of nominating and confirming cabinet members.
It’s true that the press wasn’t nearly as outraged after Joe Biden picked incompetent people like Rachel Levine an Sam Brinton.
Stay tuned to The Federalist Wire.
