Donald Trump wants a radical and a former Democrat in the cabinet

Donald Trump nominated three more candidates for his cabinet on Wednesday evening. Radical Congressman Matt Gaetz was there. The president-elect announced in a written statement that he will become attorney general in the future US government. Gaetz will protect our borders, dismantle criminal organizations and restore Americans’ deeply shaken faith and trust in the Justice Department,” Trump wrote.

Gaetz was one of the MPs who drove the then Republican chairman of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, out of office over a year ago because of a dispute over the budget. He was the driving force of the internal revolt. The 42-year-old lawyer is one of the Republican hardliners in the House of Representatives, where he has sat since 2017. Gaetz comes from a politically active family: his father also sat for the Republicans in the Senate in the state of Florida.

Gaetz has been one of the ultra-radicals within his Republican faction for years and has been a loyal supporter of Trump. He represents right-wing positions and regularly spreads conspiracy theories. He is an opponent of abortion, rejects same-sex marriage and opposes aid for Ukraine, which is attacked by Russia. After Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, Gaetz blamed “Antifa” (anti-fascist groups) for the violence without any evidence.

The Justice Department plays a key role in Trump’s second term in office – on the one hand because of the criminal proceedings initiated against himself. Two indictments were brought against Trump at the federal level – by a special investigator appointed by the Justice Department. If he does not resign of his own accord or if he stops the cases of his own accord before Trump takes office, the new department head could do so. On the other hand, Trump has threatened various political opponents to initiate investigations and take legal action against them. This could also fall to Gaetz in the future.

Former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard nominated Trump for the post of intelligence coordinator. The 43-year-old will “bring the fearless spirit that has defined her illustrious career to our intelligence community,” Trump said on Wednesday. Like Trump, Gabbard is opposed to further US support for Ukraine in the defensive war against Russia.

Gabbard was in talks for a government post after throwing her support behind Trump. The 43-year-old comes from the Samoa Islands and represented the state of Hawaii as a former Democratic member of the US House of Representatives.

She was elected to the Congress Chamber in 2013 as the first supporter of Hinduism. In the primaries for the 2020 US presidential election, she ran as an outsider for the Democrats, but then withdrew early from the field of candidates at the time.

Gabbard later switched sides and supported Trump’s re-election. Immediately after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, she wrote on the online service would have.”

The Senator from the state of Florida, Marco Rubio, will be the Secretary of State. The son of Cuban immigrants, sees China as the biggest challenge for US foreign policy, supports Taiwan and is an advocate of a tough stance towards Iran – and thus shares Trump’s hard line. Regarding the war in Ukraine, the 53-year-old has in the past advocated “pragmatism” – meaning that, like Trump, he sees no point in continuing to support Ukraine with billions of dollars.

Rubio was considered a rising star in the Republican Party from a young age. In 2000, at the age of 28, he moved into the Florida House of Representatives, and in 2007 he became the first chairman of Latino American descent. With the support of the ultra-conservative Tea Party movement, Rubio made it to the Senate in Washington in 2011.