Sen. Tommy TubervilleR-Ala., the former Auburn football head coach, praised Rep. Matt Gaetz on Wednesday after President-elect Trump tapped Gaetz for attorney general.
Gaetz, R-Fla., would lead the Justice Department if confirmed once Trump is sworn in for his second term in January.
Trump announced the nomination via Truth Social, saying Gaetz “has distinguished himself in Congress through his focus on achieving much-needed reforms at the Department of Justice.”
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Senator Tommy Tuberville gives his acceptance speech during an election night event at the Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery, Alabama, November 3, 2020. (Image)
Tuberville said in a performance on OutKick’s “Hot Mic” that Gaetz was a good friend of his and supported the decision.
“You’re talking about shaking up the world. Trump just did it,” said the 2004 AP Coach of the Year. “But he told people, ‘Listen, we’re not going to give in. We’re going to take the best.’ Let me tell you about Matt Gaetz. He knows the Constitution.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks at the Republican Party of Florida’s Freedom Summit on Nov. 4, 2023, in Kissimmee, Florida. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
“In contrast to the fact that Merrick Garland, who does not care about the Constitution, breaks the law almost every day, there is a contrast. The Attorney General should be the nation’s chief law enforcement officer to protect our country and our president.
“They’re getting ready to come after every Republican. Every official in politics follows Trump with four feet. They cannot allow this country to be taken over by the American people again because many people will go. to prison. There are a lot of crooks here, a lot of criminals. That DOJ, the FBI, the IRS – my God, what a sewer. It’s absolutely amazing.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., left, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., right, arrive before Gen. Charles Q. Brown testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Department of Defense in Washington, DC, July 11, 2023. (Jack Gruber/USA today)
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Gaetz said in a post on X, it would be “an honor to serve as President Trump’s Attorney General!”
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