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The ‘Daily Show’ launches scathing plan for Trump Republicans
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The ‘Daily Show’ launches scathing plan for Trump Republicans

Daily show» corresponding Jordan Klepper spent much of his Thursday night monologue trashing Matt Gaetzthe former Republican of the House of Representatives, now president-elect Donald TrumpIt’s the attorney general’s choice.

“Call me old-fashioned, but it seems to me that a guy who was recently investigated by the Justice Department is not best suited to lead the Justice Department,” he said. -he declared, referring to an investigation in a sex trafficking investigation involving a 17-year-old girl.

No charges were filed and the investigation was ultimately dropped.

But Klepper is not the only one with his dislike for Gaetz, as even many Republicans I’m not thrilled with his appointment..

“If you’re wondering why Matt Gaetz’s own party hates him so much, the answer would actually take a while,” he said, then tried to summarize: “It’s not just about allegations sex on minors, he regularly attacks other Republicans, he doesn’t do any work himself, and his personal quest to unseat President Kevin McCarthy has divided his party so much that he had to be stopped by the mouth. to fight it in the House.”

Klepper shot footage from last year Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) describing how Gaetz showed videos of women he had slept with and bragged about drug-fueled sexual escapades.

Yet this week, Mullin indicated that Gaetz had his vote because he “completely trusts” Trump.

“That, folks, is Republican submission to Donald Trump in a nutshell: Matt Gaetz is a creep who forced me to watch his sex tapes, and yes, I will vote for him,” Klepper said.

So what can Democrats TO DO?

Correspondent for the “Daily Show” Desi Lydique offered an option.

“I talked to the Democrats and their strategy is to vote for him unanimously,” she joked. “It’s part of a new strategy they call, and I quote, ‘fuck it and find out.’ If Donald Trump wants a co-clown as AG, Donald Trump gets a co-clown as AG.

She said Democrats would no longer clean up the mess MAGA caused.

“You want to be naughty and smoke a cigarette?” Well, guess what: Now you have to smoke the whole carton,” she said. “Good news: According to RFK’s new health guidelines, it’s healthier than vaccines.”

She presented this new simulated plan in Thursday evening’s monologue: