Fox News host Howard Kurtz challenged Trump campaign official Corey Lewandowski about the president-elect’s decision to nominate former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for attorney general by noting that a conservative media outlet had described him as “nuts.”
“Well, the biggest uproar in the media, as you know, has been over Matt Gaetz,” Kurtz told Lewandowski on Sunday, “not just because of the sex trafficking investigation that led to no charges, but because he only practiced law for a couple of years.”
“And it’s not just the liberals,” the Fox News host continued. “New York Post says he’s nuts. Wall Street Journal, National Review says he’s a terrible choice.”
For his part, Lewandowski defended Donald Trump’s nomination for attorney general.
“We have seen the weaponization of the Justice Department for the last four years, and if Matt Gaetz can go into the Justice Department and put the blindfold back on Lady Justice, which is what it should be, then this country is going to be better for it,” the Trump campaign official insisted.
“Now, if the U.S. Senate does not want to confirm Matt Gaetz, then they will be held to account for that,” he warned. “And the reason I say that, Howie, is Donald Trump has nominated his choice for the attorney general.”
“And we’re going to use every lever of power, all the political influence that we have, to make sure that Matt Gaetz has a fair hearing.”
Lewandowski also suggested that billionaire Elon Musk would play a part in pushing Gaetz through the confirmation process.
“I know that we are all in as a team for him and full-court press ahead and holding senators accountable, particularly with Elon Musk’s resources and Donald Trump’s political capital that we will use to make sure every Trump nominee gets through,” he remarked.