Trump's Cabinet picks are the first step in carrying out his agenda
Since his decisive victory last week, Trump has tapped trusted allies — like Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard — to carry out his priorities.
WASHINGTON — As he waged his winning campaign, Donald Trump described the Justice Department as a hotbed of partisan prosecutors who had “weaponized” law enforcement and the military as a fighting force that had forsaken its mission in favor of political decorum.
A Trump presidency would fix all that, he pledged, and with his choices to lead the Defense and Justice departments, along with other agencies, he has shown he meant just what he said.
Since his decisive victory last week, Trump has tapped trusted allies to carry out the priorities that align with what he promised voters.
If he wins Senate confirmation, Matt Gaetz will become the next attorney general, with power to end the Justice Department’s traditional independence from the White House and ensure that it is a reliable tool of Trump’s political interests.
“President Trump is going to hit the Justice Department with a blowtorch, and Matt Gaetz is that torch,” Steve Bannon, Trump’s former White House strategist, told NBC News.
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