{"id":129541,"date":"2024-11-24T13:07:21","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T06:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129541"},"modified":"2024-11-24T13:07:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T06:07:21","slug":"republican-senator-kevin-cramer-offers-candid-explanation-for-why-matt-gaetzs-nomination-failed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129541","title":{"rendered":"Republican Senator Kevin Cramer Offers Candid Explanation For Why Matt Gaetz\u2019s Nomination Failed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer said that <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/matt-gaetz\/')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/matt-gaetz\/\"><u>Matt Gaetz<\/u><\/a>\u2019s nomination to head the Justice Department fizzled because it would have cost too much \u201cpolitical capital\u201d for <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/donald-j-trump\/')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/donald-j-trump\/\"><u>Donald Trump<\/u><\/a> to try to push his confirmation through the Senate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In a lengthy <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/11\/23\/republicans-trump-senate-gop-cabinet-00191357')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/11\/23\/republicans-trump-senate-gop-cabinet-00191357\"><u>interview with Politico<\/u><\/a>, the North Dakotan was candid about the president-elect\u2019s most controversial picks for his upcoming administration. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Cramer lauded Gaetz\u2019s decision this past Thursday to pull his name from contention, amid a slew of sexual misconduct allegations, which has paved the way for Trump <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trump-picks-runner-up-for-ag-after-sex-scandal-doomed-matt-gaetz\/')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trump-picks-runner-up-for-ag-after-sex-scandal-doomed-matt-gaetz\/\"><u>to name<\/u><\/a> a markedly more conventional nominee: former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"c-media-item b-article-body__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Donald Trump, Kevin Cramer, and Elon Musk.\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/IWJTFKMEHVEBBFL3H4XQBWFGR4.jpg?auth=84fdce2a53fb013d4f82f1e9f8cbead5e138ad3b9c7a42015f2a77d31744ceb9&amp;width=800&amp;height=533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/IWJTFKMEHVEBBFL3H4XQBWFGR4.jpg?auth=84fdce2a53fb013d4f82f1e9f8cbead5e138ad3b9c7a42015f2a77d31744ceb9&amp;width=274&amp;height=182 274w, https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/IWJTFKMEHVEBBFL3H4XQBWFGR4.jpg?auth=84fdce2a53fb013d4f82f1e9f8cbead5e138ad3b9c7a42015f2a77d31744ceb9&amp;width=400&amp;height=266 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/IWJTFKMEHVEBBFL3H4XQBWFGR4.jpg?auth=84fdce2a53fb013d4f82f1e9f8cbead5e138ad3b9c7a42015f2a77d31744ceb9&amp;width=768&amp;height=511 768w, https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/IWJTFKMEHVEBBFL3H4XQBWFGR4.jpg?auth=84fdce2a53fb013d4f82f1e9f8cbead5e138ad3b9c7a42015f2a77d31744ceb9&amp;width=1024&amp;height=682 1024w, https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/IWJTFKMEHVEBBFL3H4XQBWFGR4.jpg?auth=84fdce2a53fb013d4f82f1e9f8cbead5e138ad3b9c7a42015f2a77d31744ceb9&amp;width=1440&amp;height=959 1440w\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/><figcaption class=\"c-media-item__fig-caption\"><span class=\"c-media-item__caption\">Several of Trump\u2019s cabinet picks face uphill battles to confirmation. <\/span><span class=\"c-media-item__credit\">Brandon Bell\/Getty Images <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI would say whatever the circumstances are, this is one of the more positive things Matt Gaetz has done in a while,\u201d Cramer told Politico. \u201cI think in terms of his patriotism, in terms of his honor, in terms of his respect for the institutions, good for him to recognize that early on and prevent further wasting of the resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Cramer explained that Trump had told him as recently as Tuesday that he still hoped to push Gaetz\u2019s nomination through, but that, in the end, the cost of doing so was apparently too great.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve been everywhere just saying that the hill is very, very steep and the capital that you\u2019d have to spend to succeed, much less probably not succeed, with the confirmation would be probably more than it would be worth,\u201d he said. \u201cI think that\u2019s how he gamed it out. And good for him for not spending a lot more capital.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"c-media-item b-article-body__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Matt Gaetz.\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/C5DWRUMCMBFGBN6VAAYDH7WYLY.jpg?auth=1621aedc267903522497700706eb3d90ed8fee36787e8ec8019313df1825b608&amp;width=800&amp;height=537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/C5DWRUMCMBFGBN6VAAYDH7WYLY.jpg?auth=1621aedc267903522497700706eb3d90ed8fee36787e8ec8019313df1825b608&amp;width=274&amp;height=183 274w, https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/C5DWRUMCMBFGBN6VAAYDH7WYLY.jpg?auth=1621aedc267903522497700706eb3d90ed8fee36787e8ec8019313df1825b608&amp;width=400&amp;height=268 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/C5DWRUMCMBFGBN6VAAYDH7WYLY.jpg?auth=1621aedc267903522497700706eb3d90ed8fee36787e8ec8019313df1825b608&amp;width=768&amp;height=515 768w, https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/C5DWRUMCMBFGBN6VAAYDH7WYLY.jpg?auth=1621aedc267903522497700706eb3d90ed8fee36787e8ec8019313df1825b608&amp;width=1024&amp;height=687 1024w, https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/C5DWRUMCMBFGBN6VAAYDH7WYLY.jpg?auth=1621aedc267903522497700706eb3d90ed8fee36787e8ec8019313df1825b608&amp;width=1440&amp;height=966 1440w\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\"\/><figcaption class=\"c-media-item__fig-caption\"><span class=\"c-media-item__caption\">Coachella, California October 12, 2024-Politician Matt Gaetz, who was recently picked by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as attorney general, speaks at a rally in Coachella recently. (Wally Skalij\/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) <\/span><span class=\"c-media-item__credit\">Wally Skalij, Wally Skalij\/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Cramer added that \u201cpolitical capital is our currency\u201d\u2014and that it\u2019s \u201cwhat you gather by doing things for people, with your partners, with your colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The risk for Trump, according to Cramer, was that he would have had to start heavily leveraging his capital for Gaetz to have a shot as attorney general. Even so, it still would have been a longshot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cDonald Trump would have had to spend a lot,\u201d Cramer said. \u201cIf he was going to get Matt Gaetz across the finish line, he\u2019d have to start transacting with some pretty strong skeptics. And it may very well be that there were not enough that were even persuadable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Of another eyebrow raising Trump cabinet pick, prospective Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Cramer explained that he is a fan of the former Fox News host who <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/sexual-assault-allegations-against-trumps-pentagon-pick-pete-hegseth-revealed\/')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/sexual-assault-allegations-against-trumps-pentagon-pick-pete-hegseth-revealed\/\"><u>faces a sexual assault allegation<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"c-media-item b-article-body__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Pete Hegseth.\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/VYHL2XK3FVDWPAP4FXJ4LUONBE.jpg?auth=b50ec747b4b4e3062f7b69b4e35312b200172ed57d96856e0d2dcd4417f389d3&amp;width=800&amp;height=533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/VYHL2XK3FVDWPAP4FXJ4LUONBE.jpg?auth=b50ec747b4b4e3062f7b69b4e35312b200172ed57d96856e0d2dcd4417f389d3&amp;width=274&amp;height=182 274w, https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/VYHL2XK3FVDWPAP4FXJ4LUONBE.jpg?auth=b50ec747b4b4e3062f7b69b4e35312b200172ed57d96856e0d2dcd4417f389d3&amp;width=400&amp;height=266 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/VYHL2XK3FVDWPAP4FXJ4LUONBE.jpg?auth=b50ec747b4b4e3062f7b69b4e35312b200172ed57d96856e0d2dcd4417f389d3&amp;width=768&amp;height=511 768w, https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/VYHL2XK3FVDWPAP4FXJ4LUONBE.jpg?auth=b50ec747b4b4e3062f7b69b4e35312b200172ed57d96856e0d2dcd4417f389d3&amp;width=1024&amp;height=682 1024w, https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/resizer\/v2\/VYHL2XK3FVDWPAP4FXJ4LUONBE.jpg?auth=b50ec747b4b4e3062f7b69b4e35312b200172ed57d96856e0d2dcd4417f389d3&amp;width=1440&amp;height=959 1440w\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/><figcaption class=\"c-media-item__fig-caption\"><span class=\"c-media-item__caption\">Hegseth, a former Fox News host, faces a sexual assault allegation. <\/span><span class=\"c-media-item__credit\">Chip Somodevilla, Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI think Pete, as a face of the military, as a warrior, as sort of a blue-collar, talented television personality, I think he gives hope to those people that say, there\u2019s somebody at the top that actually understands my role in this military as opposed to just the general\u2019s role,\u201d Cramer said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The senator admitted, though, that he thought Hegseth should drop his controversial stance that women should <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/all-of-new-trump-pentagon-pick-pete-hegseths-wildest-controversies\/')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/all-of-new-trump-pentagon-pick-pete-hegseths-wildest-controversies\/\"><u>be prohibited<\/u><\/a> from combat roles in the U.S. military.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI think the landing position on it is simply the position that the requirement for combat readiness has to be the same for women as it is for men,\u201d Cramer said. \u201cAnd there are a lot of women who have met that standard that a lot of men could not. In which case, why would you not allow women in combat?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/republican-senator-kevin-cramer-offers-candid-explanation-for-why-matt-gaetzs-nomination-failed\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Sen. 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