Join, or Die News 11/16/2024: Matt Gaetz and his Ethics Probe, Dem Shadow Cabinet and More

Written By Jesse Roberts

A newsletter for Saturday because I missed Friday!

This past week, Trump appointed a chunk of his future staff. As the names kept rolling in, heads started to explode. Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. were particularly outrage-inducing. Trump also added non-political outsiders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to the list of non-cabinet positions. He did add some war hawk picks to handle foreign relations, like Marco Rubio for Secretary of State and Mike Waltz for Foreign Security Advisor.

It seemed like every single pick sent the Democrats and the establishment spiraling. This is a good thing.

For the last 8 years, the political establishment and corporate media have been raving about the danger Trump represents. He’s an outsider and doesn’t have the experience the “experts” have. Trump's loss of the election in 2020 put the experts back in charge, and Americans quickly realized how catastrophic these people were to the country. They care about themselves and nothing else.

During their tenure in charge, the experts ranted about the dangers of a Trump takeover. They assured Americans that safety and success depended on the experts retaining control over us children. They did this while they simultaneously tanked our economy and put us on the brink of WWIII. They weaponized the government, fed us propaganda, locked away political dissidents, culturally squandered this country, buried us in more debt, censored us, and divided us. Americans saw this and rejected the experts outright. Now, the people who were soundly rejected are tearing their hair out as Trump makes the wrong picks. Trump's decision to make his picks is what his voters asked for. So, as Bill Kristol, John Bolton, Elizabeth Warren, and every other establishment figure melts down, remember their choices don’t matter. If they did, then the people would have elected Kamala Harris.

So, sit back and enjoy. It’s a new age.

News & Commentary

⚖⚖ Trump’s AG pick, Matt Gaetz, has hit a sore spot for the Democrats and the Establishment. They claim they can bring him down.

After Trump picked Gaetz, John Bolton, one of the foremost war hawks and architects of the forever wars, called Matt Gaetz a person of “moral turpitude.” John Bolton thinks he has the right to question anybody on the idea of morality. To Bolton, morality means you believe in blowing up other human beings in the name of spreading American values and democracy.

Trump was pushing for recess appointments, so there’s little the Democrats and company can do, but they are losing their minds over this pick. For example:

The idea that they’re being hypocritical doesn’t matter to them. You must come to terms with this. It is okay if they do it because, in their minds, they are right about everything. It’s okay if they use the DOJ to go after political opponents, but panic at the idea of retribution for doing it. They’re on the right side of history and doing it for the “right reasons.”

Justice is coming for those who abuse power. Matt Gaetz is ardently against this abuse, so the panic is due to a realization that they may have to pay for their sins.

The Gaetz detractors keep crying about an ethics investigation, claiming the new AG is unfit for the position of Attorney General. The Florida representative quickly resigned when he was appointed to Trump’s cabinet. As this exempted him from another ethics committee investigation, his opponents screamed that the resignation was being made to avoid justice. Gaetz stated that he resigned so his seat in the House of Representatives could be filled quickly.

What is actually going on here?

The accusations being levied surrounding Gaetz’s misconduct involve sexual allegations. In 2020, Gaetz was accused of sleeping with a 17-year-old girl involved in a sex-trafficking ring. The congressman was the target of a full-fledged FBI and Congressional investigation. In February 2023, Gaetz was cleared of all charges. Merrick Garland’s DOJ would have been all too happy to charge Gaetz if something was there. The investigation was then closed.

In July 2023, Matt Gaetz challenged then Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, known as a RINO, for regularly giving in to their Democrat opposition. The investigation into Gaetz was reopened, and the allegations were leaked illegally to CNN.

The whole story centers on an apparent sexual encounter Gaetz had with a then 17-year-old in 2017. A woman told the House Ethics Committee she had seen Gaetz with the younger woman. The woman herself then testified when ordered by Congress, stating the two slept together.

The story gets complicated. One of the committee's main witnesses, a man named Joel Greenberg, was involved in sex trafficking, admitting this as part of a plea deal. Greenberg, now a convicted felon, admitted to trafficking women, including one underage girl who then slept with Gaetz. According to Greenberg, the girl did not explicitly state her age but gave ample reason to believe she was underage. Gaetz claimed Greenberg intentionally tried to frame him and even submitted what he called a “smoking gun,” thus proving the plot.

No charges were ever filed, and now that Gaetz is out of Congress, the committee cannot legally release its report. This didn’t stop the committee from leaking pieces of the report to the press to tarnish Gaetz as Trump’s AG selection.

Gaetz claims innocence and has not been charged. This won’t stop his detractors from hindering his chances of becoming the Attorney General. Many question the timing of his resignation. We will see what happens in the next episode of the Matt Gaetz saga, but this could make it tricky for him to gain acceptance. Former Speaker McCarthy claims there’s enough here to keep Gaetz out, but McCarthy saw his empire toppled by Gaetz and his meddling Freedom Caucus friends, so this could be retribution. While the House cannot legally release the report, there are many pushing them to, and since the Democrats and establishment want it to happen, it likely will. It doesn’t matter what the law says when they want something.

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👀👀 A Democrat Congressman pushes Dems to create a “shadow cabinet.”

There’s not a lot of press on this, but it is confirmed that Wiley Nickel (D-NC) did propose a “shadow cabinet” on CNN. From Nickel’s X account 👇👇👇👇👇

According to Nickel, the Democrats would form a “shadow cabinet,” like in the UK. This would entail Democrats creating their cabinet to mirror everything Trump’s cabinet would do. Anything coming out of Trump’s cabinet would be mirrored by a Democrat propagandist who would counter the Trump administration’s every move.

For the last several years, Democrats have been obsessively virtue signaling about “democracy.” Trump was the greatest threat to this precious institution. The grown-ups in charge needed to remain that way to save democracy from the meddling of us children. On November 5, 2024, the Democrats were soundly rejected as Trump won in a landslide, also taking the popular vote. All their talk of “democracy” was meaningless as nobody believed them or didn’t care.

Americans think the establishment is not more qualified to run our democracy than anyone else. This is probably because they have done a terrible job at it. Americans made this assessment very clear during the 2024 election.

Despite the wishes of the American people, the party of “democracy” aims to counter the will of the people at every turn. If Americans wanted the Democratic party to put a “cabinet” in place, they should have done a better job running a campaign and country. They can create their make-believe cabinet, but no matter how much they fantasize, the American people don’t want them running the show.

Trump’s election was a mandate to move on from the current system. During the last administration, the establishment's push to impede every step of Trump’s plans soured the American view of the political elite. The Democrat agenda has been a disaster rejected by the United States, yet these elitist politicians think they know better than the voters. Their agenda is of utmost importance, so instead of reflecting on their platform, we need to suck it up and let them lead. The Democrat’s need to “counter a dangerous Trump agenda” is about retaining power and the current system well above any hope to benefit the American people.

🔥🔥 Woke military leaders are on the chopping block.

The U.S. military has been integral to the collapsing culture and growing government overreach. The new Trump Administration aims to clean house by eliminating corrupt and compromised military leaders. While the military suffers internally from poor culture and declining enlistments, the U.S. public is losing confidence in the capabilities of their fighting forces. After decades of forever wars and military failures it’s easy to see where the apprehension comes from.

The military leaders have been keen on buttoning up any potential whistleblowers or political dissidents. The COVID purge gutted their ranks of problem soldiers who defied the establishment. The Biden Administration has been radical in its push to ideologically capture our institutions, including the military. The focus on woke culture has made the American military impotent.

The Trump Administration has been the victim of compromised military leaders. Some of his former military leaders were instrumental in pushing the propaganda surrounding Trump’s perceived fascism. During Trump’s prior administration, his general defied him, even contacting foreign governments without his consent.

Now, it’s easy to see why military leaders are starting to panic. They were protected by the corporation and now the people have spoken. Americans want accountability. Leaders throughout our military can now feel the walls squeezing in on them. They are quickly losing their protection and will no longer get away with corruption.

♦♦Rep. Jim Jordan is investigating more Biden DOJ overreach.

As Biden’s Administration is now in a lame-duck period, his DOJ is still up to questionable business. According to Just the News, the DOJ has been taking politically motivating actions, including investigating Elon Musk’s businesses after he voiced support for Trump. The Justice Department even sent threatening letters to states removing non-citizens from their voter rolls. Since Trump’s election, the Biden Administration has ramped up its push to regulate businesses to enforce new rules before Biden leaves office.

Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent the DOJ orders to preserve all records. Record preservation will allow House Republicans to properly investigate all activities surrounding corrupt DOJ activities. One area of particular interest is Special Prosecutor Jack Smith’s deputy, Jay Bratt who was working with the White House.

🔗🔗News Links:

Trump selects Rep.Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for Attorney General.

Alex Jones’ Infowars was purchased by The Onion, forcing him to sell if off so they can shut it down. 

The purchase of Infowars by The Onion paused due to questionable bid.

FEMA's decision to skip houses with Trump signs in their yards came from higher-ups.

Israel is considering a cease-fire with Lebanon after talking to President-elect Trump. 

John Fetterman calls the appointment of Matt Gaetz to AG “God-tier trolling.”

Russia’s Gennady Gatilov, Russia’s UN Ambassador, claims they’re open to Ukraine War negotiations now that Trump is elected.

Despite being hated in Washington, Trump was welcomed back without protesters waiting.

John Cornyn’s beloved Global Engagement Center is close to being shut down! 

The View is being pressured to hire pro-Trump co-hosts.

Liberal states refuse to help the Federal Government's efforts to deport illegals.

Bezos employed lesbian rocket program manager snapped after Trump declared victorious and murdered her own father on election night.

Allan Lichtman gets his presidential election prediction wrong, then blames it on free speech “disinformation.”

Kamala Harris’ campaign staff pushed her to refuse Joe Rogan's invite over potential “backlash.”

Peter Thiel believes the counter-elites triumphed in the 2024 election as they pushed to save the future of America.

The “end of the nutball era” has ushered in a time of more moderate American politics.

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