Fox News Contributor Stunned by Matt Gaetz’s AG Nomination: ‘Wow… Trump Is Really Going for It’

MACCALLUM Got another Trump ░░░░░░░░ and this is one ░░░░░░░░ is probably going to ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ he was not on ░░░░░░░░ of the lists that ░░░░░░░░ floating around out there ░░░░░░░░ there had been some ░░░░░░░░ that President Elect Trump ░░░░░░░░ having trouble making this ░░░░░░░░ decision Or maybe this ░░░░░░░░ the person he had ░░░░░░░░ mind all along But ░░░░░░░░ has now nominated Florida ░░░░░░░░ Matt Gaetz as attorney ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ just wrote this on ░░░░░░░░ Social Matt is a ░░░░░░░░ gifted and tenacious attorney ░░░░░░░░ at William and Mary ░░░░░░░░ of Law distinguished himself ░░░░░░░░ Congress through his focus ░░░░░░░░ achieving desperately needed reform ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ issues in America are ░░░░░░░░ important than ending the ░░░░░░░░ weaponization of our justice ░░░░░░░░ Matt will end weaponized ░░░░░░░░ protect our borders dismantle ░░░░░░░░ organizations and restore Americans ░░░░░░░░ shattered faith and confidence ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department So ░░░░░░░░ re going to get ░░░░░░░░ folks on the phone ░░░░░░░░ get reaction to this ░░░░░░░░ we still have Steve ░░░░░░░░ with us Steve you ░░░░░░░░ we have been all ░░░░░░░░ of looking at different ░░░░░░░░ that we had heard ░░░░░░░░ in the mix for ░░░░░░░░ position And no doubt ░░░░░░░░ is a surprise to ░░░░░░░░ number of them who ░░░░░░░░ they were in the ░░░░░░░░ Your thoughts Hilton Well ░░░░░░░░ first reaction was wow ░░░░░░░░ Elect Trump is really ░░░░░░░░ for it I mean ░░░░░░░░ is a very very ░░░░░░░░ appointment and exactly as ░░░░░░░░ said in his statement ░░░░░░░░ those things he said ░░░░░░░░ Matt are absolutely true ░░░░░░░░ d like to add ░░░░░░░░ that our audience may ░░░░░░░░ know about Matt Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ of course he s ░░░░░░░░ familiar as a firebrand ░░░░░░░░ think it was his ░░░░░░░░ even called Firebrand I ░░░░░░░░ he s called himself ░░░░░░░░ and a bomb throw ░░░░░░░░ But actually he s ░░░░░░░░ very smart on policy ░░░░░░░░ got to know that ░░░░░░░░ I d have him ░░░░░░░░ a guest on my ░░░░░░░░ over the years I ░░░░░░░░ the very first time ░░░░░░░░ came on my show ░░░░░░░░ we had him on ░░░░░░░░ a particular topic and ░░░░░░░░ the break I asked ░░░░░░░░ about the next thing ░░░░░░░░ we were going to ░░░░░░░░ It was completely unrelated ░░░░░░░░ and he immediately came ░░░░░░░░ with some incredibly smart ░░░░░░░░ based observations that were ░░░░░░░░ impressive and I said ░░░░░░░░ join for that discussion ░░░░░░░░ well And I ve ░░░░░░░░ in touch with him ░░░░░░░░ the years He s ░░░░░░░░ smart he knows policy ░░░░░░░░ s a serious guy ░░░░░░░░ doesn t always necessarily ░░░░░░░░ that because he goes ░░░░░░░░ the jugular politically but ░░░░░░░░ s wrong to dismiss ░░░░░░░░ as just a political ░░░░░░░░ He s much much ░░░░░░░░ than that There s ░░░░░░░░ depth to him that ░░░░░░░░ t always come across.”