Wow that was fast and very humiliating: Republican Senator Thom Tillis just now on Gaetz: “It’s gonna take a lot of work to get to 50” yes votes. - ThreadSky

calltoactivism.bsky.social • 187 days ago

Wow that was fast and very humiliating:

Republican Senator Thom Tillis just now on Gaetz: “It’s gonna take a lot of work to get to 50” yes votes.

Reposted from CALL TO ACTIVISM

BREAKING NEWS.

Donald Trump has nominated Matt Gaetz to be Attorney General.

This is 100% true. The sky is literally falling.

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chris-pinheiro.bsky.social•187 days ago

That’s why he wants the recess appointments. He knows half these people wouldn’t get approved in a real government

jmd0530.bsky.social•187 days ago

The fact that an R would be willing to work to get to 50 yes votes is all I need to know about their moral compass.

joekurh.bsky.social•187 days ago

We already kind of know they have no moral compass whatsoever. All they care about is Trump's support in 2 years.

shadowmarkets.bsky.social•187 days ago

Fck me.. if he was approved, i could see the entire DOJ walk out the door

magneticnorthpaw.bsky.social•187 days ago

That just may be what they want.

shadowmarkets.bsky.social•187 days ago

Thats the only rational reason that would explain the pick

shoelaceofnot.bsky.social•187 days ago

good luck replacing all these people

resist-trump.bsky.social•187 days ago

They should walk gonna be fired anyway if they dont kiss the ring.

handle.invalid•187 days ago

That’s enough for one day, can’t take anymore.
Goodnight all.

ghawho1.bsky.social•187 days ago

It's another fucking clown show.

anniekins266.bsky.social•187 days ago

And now we know exactly why Trump wants to recess the senate to push his picks through. Hide your children.

grizzly990.bsky.social•187 days ago

Let's not kid ourselves, those rugged senate individualists will roll over for Trump in the end like the whipped, neutered puppies they really are.

For reference, see Lindsay Graham, Marco Rubio, Rafael Cruz, et. al.

mkmcdaniels.bsky.social•187 days ago

Pedo Matt as AG ...
He's choosing the bottom feeders to fill his available positions.

getawaycarmom.bsky.social•187 days ago

Because only bottom feeders want to work for Trump.

ugottago.bsky.social•187 days ago

He’s not gonna go through confirmation dude! Duh! All these demons he picked so far are already in! Recess appointments to the max. Welcome to project 2025! Say good bye to democracy.

leejohnson65.bsky.social•187 days ago

Never gonna happen…. Gaetz is SOL!

ceejaa.bsky.social•187 days ago

😂😂😂

bedrockwm.bsky.social•187 days ago

The next pick might be worse. I can see MTG next.

deniseo6229.bsky.social•187 days ago

Massie told reporters he will be our AG via recess appointment and then he told them to "suck it up"

vickiecarey.bsky.social•187 days ago

Tillis is my Senator. Well I didn't vote for him. But pay attention to what he said. He didn't say No.

liberalclipper.bsky.social•187 days ago

Yep. Mine too. My exact thoughts.

lsmithdesign.bsky.social•187 days ago

He will be designated ‘acting’ in perpetuity, just like all of these picks. There will be no process. How are people not seeing this?

almightynoodle1.bsky.social•187 days ago

I know, right? We learned last time that the entire Republic was built on norms and conventions that are trivially easy to side-step.

rudeboy99.bsky.social•187 days ago

If Trump's got a specialty, it's diversion & misdirection. These wholly inappropriate & incompetent Cabinet nominees indicate to me that these motherfuckers are covering up something pretty big...

disneyfreak.bsky.social•187 days ago

Translation, I’m gonna need a “quid pro quo guarantee.” I’m fully expecting all his picks to go through. I realize now, this is the only way Rep can distance from MAGA… if he fails and destroys the constitution, they say he did it… all of us caught in between are just collateral damage. Stay safe.

newyorka.bsky.social•187 days ago

I’m feeling hopeful that 2024 feels different for republican senators than 2016. Their democratic powers are also at stake.

lorenherring.bsky.social•187 days ago

Hmmmm…that doesn’t exactly sound like a “no”.

peninascullion.bsky.social•187 days ago

And heartening

sgtrueblue.bsky.social•187 days ago

Good! I hope that nomination will crash and burn!! 🔥

dihardner3.bsky.social•187 days ago

...aaaand he's already resigned from Congress.

hobbidysparks.bsky.social•187 days ago

Dems should abstain. An incompetent who will have no respect within the DOJ is best case scenario.

amyage.bsky.social•187 days ago

Why work, best to just let it fail. If he actually becomes AG, he will make everyone now down to him. If you think he's corrupt now, wait till he gets more power

realkaryotic.bsky.social•187 days ago

Wait until he adds Marjorie Green to the mix.

realkaryotic.bsky.social•187 days ago

Next up is MTG or Boebert.

mariamaclean.bsky.social•187 days ago

They truly are a deplorable lot.

wonder-woman2.bsky.social•187 days ago

Republicans have shown time and again that they have no shame.
Let's see a little real opposition before we give them credit for anything.

hamdried.bsky.social•187 days ago

Although, that's where recess appointments come in

shellsheddy.bsky.social•187 days ago

Trump plans on approving ALL his vile Appointments during Recess

dune54.bsky.social•187 days ago

When even the house republicans were investigating him you know donnie is laughing his butt off at them. All the while showing them no matter how bad they are if they suck up there’s rewards.

imthebeat.bsky.social•187 days ago

Good news travels

foxford.bsky.social•187 days ago

🤣🤣

slayermom.bsky.social•187 days ago

I bet he slept his way to that position.

childlesscatlady46.bsky.social•187 days ago

Which is why he wants free range to do recess appointments. He doesn't want any of these people answering unknown questions in front of TV cameras.

arthauntsme.com•187 days ago

What kind of “work” does he actually mean?

kellydofc.bsky.social•187 days ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

24bibi.bsky.social•187 days ago

All I can think of is 'The Emperor's New Clothes'‼️ Who is going to be the little kid who calls #Trump out⁉️🤨 Wish it would be #Aus and #AlboPM.😏

sandraresists.bsky.social•187 days ago

I hope he never gets the 50 votes. I hope he gets an embarrassingly low amount of votes.

beat-army.bsky.social•187 days ago

This could be one of his recess appointments, but Thune is opposed to that avenue. It’s likely why Trump floated the proposal.

mizanthrope01.bsky.social•187 days ago

😂😂😂

liberalettie.bsky.social•187 days ago

One can only hope.

crunchyrugger.bsky.social•187 days ago

setting yourself up for disappointment. they could thumb their nose at trump on the leader vote because it's secret. they will have to openly defy trump here and i just don't see it.

rotter7.bsky.social•187 days ago

They will fall in line with Susan Colllins clutching her pearls.

lanakb.bsky.social•187 days ago

Ton Tillis is an idiot who will roll over and allow himself to be screwed for the right amount of money

sherisaid.bsky.social•187 days ago

Right, but he's trying to get his congressional cult following to allow recess appointments, which would bypass confirmations.

2charlotte45.bsky.social•187 days ago

Just wait until trump gives his direct orders, then they’ll all fall in line like little babies

dogmama03.bsky.social•187 days ago

Trash hiring trash

somewhereinco.bsky.social•187 days ago

Thank goodness there are still some semi-sane GOPers in Congress.

scooterwashere.bsky.social•187 days ago

Like Speaker of The House 😂

david-stone.bsky.social•187 days ago

They're really running with the "Your body, my choice" theme of this administration.

dmp2you.bsky.social•187 days ago

Awwww isn't that cute , Tills thinks there's going to be senate votes for anybody. There's a reason trump ORDERED them to go into recess ..

eileenmont.bsky.social•186 days ago

But will new Senate Leader abdicate senate authority and allow recess confirmations?

bacon-sarnie.bsky.social•187 days ago

He will be a recess appointment. The system is broken, it relied on decent people wanting to serve their country.

raiastar.bsky.social•187 days ago

Whoa, listen up, we are gathering here on Bluesky shoring it up.

annermclean.bsky.social•187 days ago

OMG! Trump is absolutely insane! And I just read he’s going to nominate Lauren Boebert for Sec of Education. LMAO!

k4equality.bsky.social•187 days ago

Are you fucking kidding?! Please for all the sanity that I have left...please say you're joking.

annermclean.bsky.social•187 days ago

I’m praying it’s not true.

dulouzz.bsky.social•187 days ago

I've heard a rumor about this too. And I hope the hell not!

lawandpolitics.bsky.social•187 days ago

There is a rumour that Trump will use his Art II S3 powers to adjourn Congress and appoint his cabinet via recess appointments.

lucky5556.bsky.social•187 days ago

Please please be true

jacklbrand.bsky.social•187 days ago

Gaetz got excited for a minute when someone said he could be a recess appointment, then realized they meant Congressional recess.

daven50.bsky.social•187 days ago

Nice to know that there may be a few GOP senators who haven't totally capitulated to Trump.

reenie1.bsky.social•187 days ago

We’ll see. I have zero faith in any of them.

trumpfreakshow.bsky.social•187 days ago

A LOT of work!

janetmaecole.bsky.social•186 days ago

😈💩

piecesofi.bsky.social•187 days ago

What is with the GOP and all of the sexual predators? Ugh

doubleclik.bsky.social•187 days ago

He also resigned from Congress, effective immediately. The House was poised to vote this Friday to release a “highly damaging” report about its probe into Gaetz. But because of his resignation, the probe is dropped?! Clearly, he is in deep shit. How do we get Congress to release the report?

sneadly.bsky.social•187 days ago

So they’re not gonna recess?

rosa724.bsky.social•187 days ago

Is he even an attorney?

katchat52.bsky.social•187 days ago

If it gets him out of the house. They can fire an attorney general!

massdisillusion.bsky.social•187 days ago

I howled.

thirdc.bsky.social•187 days ago

Well geez, that’s too bad…

jimdunn.bsky.social•187 days ago

Not if they all go on recess.

umanoid.bsky.social•187 days ago

Methinks this was a distraction to push through some of his other shitty picks. Goetz is out of the house if he doesn't become the next AG, which is positive. The timing of his leaving is extremely sus since they were going to release the ethics report tomorrow. They should still release it-leak it.

fleetfang.bsky.social•187 days ago

It won't take much work. Trump just needs to make an example of one Republican who opposes him, and the rest will fall in line.

kirsch62.bsky.social•187 days ago

So if Gaetz resigned from Congress and Repubs cannot get 50 votes in the Senate,what happens? Can Trump just appoint him as “acting AG” as he did in the past?

marketdf.bsky.social•187 days ago

One word.

"acting"

Every one of his cultist morons will have that before their titles. Just like last time.

veryoddrequest.bsky.social•187 days ago

Not sure he seems to really rub alot of the republicans up, I think certain folks may surprise.

cbluedreams.bsky.social•187 days ago

Correct

thesocialmediadiva.bsky.social•187 days ago

To be fair think majority of 45's last Admin had that title cuz he went through so many people....

nibberdoo.bsky.social•187 days ago

LOL. People think there will be a vote 😂

thecheesegreater.bsky.social•187 days ago

No. They’ll just call a 10 day recess and make him a recess appointment.

politicalphilaguy.bsky.social•187 days ago

I thought the Q folk didn’t like pedophiles?

foxford.bsky.social•187 days ago

Much like the Catholic Church has done in cases…
They find a way to avoid holding theirs accountable

melc94.bsky.social•187 days ago

They like THEIR pedophiles. They protect them.

jedi-adi-gallia.bsky.social•187 days ago

He’s one of mine. He occasionally has lucid moments where he sounds more human than Republican. It’s happened more often lately. 🤔

yammz.bsky.social•184 days ago

Musk buying support? He doles out millions like like it's 10bux.

sallyhoe.bsky.social•187 days ago

Omfg

blueprogress.bsky.social•187 days ago

And the Senate wants to see the evidence. Bipartisan.

aviationnerd.bsky.social•187 days ago

Oh please. It'll take one call from Grandpa Full Diaper and they'll all fall in line

barryzigas.bsky.social•187 days ago

"Getting to yes" has never been the Gaetz brand.

luisapersnik.bsky.social•187 days ago

I’m pretty sure they will get there. We will just watch

hawkeye1849.bsky.social•187 days ago

They say a lot of things and then vote for what tRump wants anyways. I won’t hold my breath. (But hoping for the best…of the worst, I guess…)

kimboellen.bsky.social•187 days ago

Jesus fucking Christ

gemdrgn1.bsky.social•187 days ago

Can't imagine why? 🤦‍♀️

mcwjimbo.bsky.social•187 days ago

Halafreakingluljah..................Yeah, this one I expect a tad bit of sanity amongst the repub senators to NOPE

apehuman.bsky.social•187 days ago

I can’t imagine anyone Trump would pick to be any less, or more, wrong for the post.

theonlylorax.bsky.social•187 days ago

unfing believable Matt Gaetz, paedophile, for AG. Let's see if that boat floats.

unownedlib2.bsky.social•187 days ago

This is assuming there will be confirmation hearings. And with these experts in capitulation, that’s an assumption I wouldn’t put money on.

bck4more.bsky.social•187 days ago

Can’t imagine he has many friends in the Senate.

lmh82.bsky.social•187 days ago

farmersei.bsky.social•187 days ago

How about 51?

revoltiscoming.bsky.social•187 days ago

They will bypass the confirmation process so no worries

jvs66.bsky.social•187 days ago

I wonder what he gives MTG if anything. She may as well be added to the clown show.

dramaticskye411.bsky.social•187 days ago

It may not matter.

https://bsky.app/profile/esqueer.net/post/3laubyxhbhc2e

sassiestminx.bsky.social•187 days ago

This “nomination” is smoke & mirrors. He’s a civilian now.

It’s meant to delay & distract, DJT’s MO.

He’ll nominate a real anti-democratic, knowledgeable yt dude later. One who will suck but “appear” better than Gaetz, “at least.”

sassiestminx.bsky.social•187 days ago

Ahahaha. Great minds think alike!

Gaetz will be recess appointed & all evidence against him (& his Congressional & presidential buddies & Fox Hosts) will disappear.

nkeyser.bsky.social•187 days ago

If it’s gonna take a lot of work to get to 50, maybe a different person should be nominated. Merrick Garland’s done a good job for Trump. He could be a good AG.

cookievargas.bsky.social•187 days ago

BUT "In some circumstances not normally associated with a new president’s initial Cabinet appointments, the president may fill vacancies in executive branch positions temporarily. One way is through a recess appointment.
The Constitution empowers the president to make this sort of limited-term...1/2

cookievargas.bsky.social•187 days ago

...appointment to fill a vacancy without Senate confirmation when that chamber in recess. Recess appointments, however, expire at the end of the Senate’s next session." 2/2

almightynoodle1.bsky.social•187 days ago

So he lets the appointments expire, and the next day, while the Senate is again in recess, he re-appoints them. He can do that in perpetuity.

cookievargas.bsky.social•187 days ago

Good.
At least SOMEONE is sane there.

spookymorales.bsky.social•187 days ago

They will bend the knee or feel the wrath of Vladimir Putin.

wegotthis4.bsky.social•187 days ago

I will believe it when I see it. So far everybody’s falling into line so we will see if they have enough b**** to squash the nomination.

bgspeaks.bsky.social•187 days ago

But not blue sky!

reevolve.bsky.social•187 days ago

I would’ve been more comforted by an “over my dead body” but I’ll take it.

patriotclyde.bsky.social•186 days ago

Has Trump set Gaetz up for failure or will Trump attack the GQPs in Congress for not approving Gaetz for the DOJ?

Trump doesn't care how much anyone hates his crazy appointments. Matter of fact, the more haters, the better in Trump's mind!

jay-cee.bsky.social•187 days ago

imadeitnice.bsky.social•187 days ago

This shit is bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

davidmuggle.bsky.social•187 days ago

Well, we'll see what happens with John Thune assuming majority leader of the Senate ... Trump endorsed Rick Scott for the position, so maybe the senate will be the chamber of sober thought.

dennis-moser.bsky.social•187 days ago

And it's not even Friday yet... the news cycle is going crazy.

susansmum.bsky.social•187 days ago

Maybe that’s the plan all along. He resigns from congress and then doesn’t get confirmed AG.

terrimarcell.bsky.social•187 days ago

As he gets in line.

edwardevilap.bsky.social•187 days ago

That sounds like a minor issue.

joyadevine.bsky.social•187 days ago

OUCH!

ohioblueyes.bsky.social•187 days ago

I expected it would take a lot of work to get to 25 yes votes.

bekindnc.bsky.social•187 days ago

Let’s hope 🤞🏼

scrummybummymom.bsky.social•187 days ago

That’s why they’ll have recess appointments.

gopjesus.bsky.social•187 days ago

Yeah, well. https://bsky.app/profile/gopjesus.bsky.social/post/3laukks3nv22o

brandygayle.bsky.social•187 days ago

We've already been there. Some in the gop will appear as if they are considering going against dear leader. In the end, they always fall in line.

jae-jwpez.bsky.social•187 days ago

This is going to be sooooo bad

kimstephens.bsky.social•187 days ago

They will break out the little black book of blackmail & voila! 🪄 💫

lapetitea.bsky.social•187 days ago

Speechless.

kamuela96tez.bsky.social•187 days ago

I thought the three candidates for Senate Majority Leader already signed off on “recess” appointments for all of 45/47’s confirmation required Cabinet picks.

gabluedot.bsky.social•187 days ago

Bwahahahaha! 😂

marybacks.bsky.social•187 days ago

If Trump tells them to, they'll fall in line 😔

theogscout.bsky.social•187 days ago

If even Thom Tillis isn’t on your side…

liberalclipper.bsky.social•187 days ago

That’s not what Thom is necessarily saying. My senator. We’ve seen his act.

progalaskan.bsky.social•187 days ago

It is imperative that we each contact our Senators, be they Dems or Rs, and let them know that some of these appointments, such as Gaetz and Gabbard, are completely unacceptable. Do this, at least, and mention other appointments as well.