Well, that’s just RINO’s being Rinos.
You are 100% right. I hope someone can get them to change their RINO ways and confirm Gaetz, but they’re already making noises that hint that they won’t.
President Trump has asked for recess appointments and Thune agreed he’d be open to that prior to winning his position. That could be how Gaetz can be installed, at least temporarily. In 2014, the Supreme Court ruled that recess appointments can only be made when the Senate is in recess for periods of 10 days or longer. Congress has also started entering pro-forma sessions, which are short meetings intended to avoid recess, according to a Congressional Research Service report. It’s a giant question mark right now whether or not Gaetz will actually serve in the AG position, either as a temporary recess appointment, or as a fully confirmed member of the cabinet.