Reporting coming out today that 10+ R Senators are going to vote "no" on Gaetz. Yesterday I saw a take from someone on the right (not sure who, was just scrolling) that was essentially "this is Trump's first true 4-D chess move in either of his terms" because it:
- gets Gaetz out of the House, greatly improving morale for House Republicans (I literally LOLed when I read that)
- demonizes non-MAGA R Senators who will vote not to confirm him
- Simultaneously allows non-MAGA R Senators to look all statesmanlike because they "stood up to Trump" in the early days of round 2, so they can confirm just about everyone else with the cover of "we didn't just rubber-stamp all of them!"
- Gives Gaetz an excuse to step down from the House before the vote on his conduct
EVERYBODY WINS!
(I think the post may have mentioned another outcome or two as well, but those are the ones I recall.)