Jimmy Kimmel says Trump’s mistake was choosing Matt Gaetz too early: ‘Nominate Diddy first’

Matt Gaetz’s tenure as Donald Trump’s nominee for Attorney General lasted just 8 days. Multiple investigations have been launched against him regarding sexual abuse and illegal drug use, which have recently gone off the rails. a second accusation He said that in 2017, when he was 35, he had sex with a 17-year-old boy. So he withdrew on Thursday.

But on Thursday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Kimmel identified a different problem that Trump could perhaps have prevented. Incoming president – reminder, a convicted criminal WHO Literally tried to overthrow the government He did things in the “wrong order” after losing the 2020 election.

“First of all, nominate Diddy for Attorney General,” Kimmel joked.

To catch you up, Gaetz, who has, to be clear, consistently denied any wrongdoing, withdrew his candidacy on Thursday. former congressman came after the retreat The New York Times reported the damning details federal investigators (inexplicably I didn’t blame him) discovered it while researching it. There is also a growing backlash against congressional Republicans. trying to cover up a lengthy in-development ethics report.

“So Matt Gaetz will not be our next Attorney General. During his monologue, Kimmel said he decided to take his MAGA hat out of the ring because his candidacy “had become a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.”

“This is true. President-elect Trump should not be distracted from his critical work to constantly create other distractions. So what ‘critical work’ is he talking about? Watching UFC fights with Kid Rock? Or touring SpaceX with Elon Musk, as in ‘bringing your fat kid to the workday’?” continued Kimmel.

“Gaetz said he was honored that Trump nominated him and was looking forward to spending more time dressing up as a high school senior on his Roblox reddit page,” Kimmel added. “The reason why Gaetz was now suddenly out on bail was because more damning accusations were about to come to light. It was reported that the House Ethics Committee was informed about a second incident involving a 17-year-old teenager who said he had paid sexual intercourse with Gaetz.

Kimmel also described how Republicans, including Evangelical Christian Mike Johnson, applauded his nomination for Attorney General despite these horrific accusations.

He then diagnosed the problem. “Look, the thing is, Trump did it wrong. He did it in the wrong order. First nominate Diddy for Attorney General, then nominate Matt Gaetz.

The idea was that Diddy would be disqualified and Gaetz would look flawless compared to him.

This Gaetz situation is a setback for Trump, but this will all be forgotten when he nominates the new Surgeon General, Doctor Heathcliff Huxtable,” Kimmel added, referring to Bill Cosby.

Watch the full monologue below: