I was talking about the Gaetz nomination to my son. He had an excellent observation. If Gaetz is not confirmed as AG, Trump should push De Santis to appoint him as senator to replace Rubio. Perhaps that’s already the backup plan. Or perhaps it’s even to give the senate leadership a choice: Gaetz as AG, or Gaetz as senator. But you’re getting Gaetz either way. It would require De Santis’ cooperation, of course, but the whole scenario could be a planned loyalty test. For both Thune and De Santis.
Wow. Your kid is really paying attention. Kudos.
A senate appointment by a governor is about as important as anything he get to do. I don’t think DeSantis is going to use his once in a lifetime plum to distribute on someone else’s Cabinet problem.