Alyssa Farah Griffin on Right-Wing Media Push Back Towards Gaetz, Hegseth: Trump Cares About Image from Media

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FARAH GRIFFIN: "That‘s the thing. There‘s going to be a picking and choosing of who Republicans have the appetite to actually block. But something interesting is happening on the right. Rupert Murdoch‘s New York Post and some Fox News anchors have been extremely critical of the Matt Gaetz pick, and there‘s actually been some pushback even on Pete Hegseth. The Wall Street Journal has a piece questioning his qualifications to have such a big role. Donald Trump does care about how his nominees and his potential appointees are represented in the media. And I get the sense that this Gaetz idea was brought to him in the 11th hour, it seemed like a good idea, but when he sees his allies and friends being like, 'This isn‘t your guy,' there‘s a world in which he backs off."