Democratic Sen. John Fetterman called President-elect Donald Trump's President-elect Donald Trump's decision to name Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as his attorney general as a "God Tier level trolling" to "own the libs in perpetuity."
"I mean, I would describe it as God Tier level trolling, that has triggered a full-on China Syndrome to own the libs in perpetuity,” Fetterman told a reporter in a viral clip shared by NBC News' Brennan Leach.
Fetterman added that the Democrats' opinions of Gaetz's nominations are "not really what's interesting," rather that of Republicans who will side against the controversial Florida congressman.
“The good ones are going to come by my colleagues on the other side, the GOP, on how they can justify voting for that j—off,” Fetterman said, according to FOX News.
Trump announced Gaetz, 42, as his incoming administration's top prosecutor hours earlier on Wednesday, which was met with shock in Congress, including some Republicans whom Gaetz had openly criticized in the past. Gaetz immediately resigned from Congress after being selected by Trump, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson, which ends a House Ethics Committee investigation accusing him of engaging in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, accepting improper gifts, dispensing special privileges and favors to those whom he had a personal relationship, and seeking to obstruct government investigations into the allegations.
The ethics panel was reportedly set to vote on whether to release its "highly damaging" report on Gaetz on Friday (November 15), however, it no longer has jurisdiction to pursue an investigation now that he's resigned. Trump referred to Gaetz, who has vehemently denied the allegations, as a "deeply gifted and tenacious attorney" who would "end Weaponized Government, protect our Borders, dismantle Criminal Organizations and restore Americans’ badly-shattered Faith and Confidence in the Justice Department" in his announcement on Wednesday.
Gaetz would need to secure votes for a nomination for attorney general.