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Summary

Donald Trump has nominated Pam Bondi, Florida’s former attorney general (2011–2019) and longtime ally, as his pick for U.S. attorney general after Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration.

Bondi, known for her work combating drug trafficking and her role in Trump’s impeachment defense, will face Senate confirmation.

Her nomination has drawn praise from Republicans, including Sen. Lindsey Graham, and is seen as less controversial than Gaetz, who withdrew amid past allegations.

Bondi’s past ties to Trump, including a donation linked to Trump University investigations, have sparked scrutiny but have been denied as improper.

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[–] [email protected] 118 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Predictable. Maybe the Gaetz pick was just in order to make the Pam Bondi selection look halfway sane.

It's not, mind you.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 3 days ago (1 children)

At this point every single move he makes is 100% predictable based on 1980-2000 business marketing strategies.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

You mean the business marketing strategies that allowed him to bankrupt multiple companies?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

When he bankrupts the country it will bigly beautiful.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Wow, you must be able to tell the future if you called that Trump would pick someone horrible. Who could have guessed that? lol

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I called that the Pedo was a trap. Because as openly and brazenly corrupt as Pam Bondi is, she is better than Gaetz, and now the senate GOP cant refuse her as easily.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You greatly overestimate Trump's planning skills

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh he's an idiot.

He has someone smart behind him though, dont assume that his entire team is idiots.

Just like in 2016, he was able to do rallies, albeit this time barely coherent ones, that were tailored to the demographics of each stop.
E.g. Rust belt its all about a reliance on the crowd wanting manufacturing jobs back and not understanding tariffs. Whereas in NYC it was anti-immigrant racism spiced through an insult comic because the rich of NYC hate them in "their city."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

He has someone smart behind him though, dont assume that his entire team is idiots.

Right here is a huge reason dems lost. The narcissism and self-righteousness over their own intellect blinded them to the real threat. Don't underestimate fascism

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I don't know anything about her. What's her story?

[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 days ago (1 children)

She was the attorney general of Florida, was Trump's personal attorney during one of his many trials, despite the obvious ethical violations in serving as the personal attorney for a defendant while acting as chief prosecutor in a state...

...and probable Trump side-piece.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

She is anti same sex marriage along with all the other repugnant policies of the party.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Bondi vociferously supports the death penalty and its timely application, but in the fall of 2013, she persuaded Gov. Scott to postpone the execution of murderer Marshall Lee Gore -- because it was scheduled the same night as a fundraising party kicking off her reelection campaign.

Yeah, she's basically a perfect Trumpian appointee.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Phew, glad to see she's also a piece of shit. Definitely more appropriate than Gaetz but come on.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why does that make you happy?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Because I missed the /s

[–] mindbleach 3 points 3 days ago

Stop pretending there's a strategy. That's you, a sane person, trying to figure out why another sane person would suggest something that's obviously fucking crazy.

The answer is that they're just fucking crazy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Rest assured, no one aside from his supporters thinks any move he makes is sane