Democratic lawmakers are enraged at Donald Trump's caller picks for Cabinet and West Wing, saying his selections are downright 'dangerous.'
The president-elect has stirred contention aft nominating a rash of hardline conservatives and MAGA loyalists, immoderate with questionable qualifications, to apical positions successful the enforcement branch.
Two of the astir polarizing nominations person been Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arsenic Health and Human Services Secretary and ex-Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz for lawyer general.
Exiting the Capitol Friday, Democrats made wide their disdain for Trump's selections, claiming galore of those nominated are conspiracy theorists, with immoderate going truthful acold arsenic to telephone them 'horrible people.'
'I mean, the implicit worst is RFK Jr. arsenic wellness secretary,' Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., told DailyMail.com. 'There isn't anybody that's much unsafe oregon destructive for our nation's health.
'This is simply a vaccine denier, he's idiosyncratic that has nary involvement successful really helping people, he's caused measles outbreaks successful different parts of the world,' Garcia sounded off. 'He's denied that HIV causes AIDS. He said the fluoride successful water has turned radical cheery oregon crook trans, conscionable wholly crazy.
'And truthful I deliberation that that is by acold the astir irresponsible pick.'
When pressed connected which of Trump's Cabinet appointments concerns her most, Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal laughingly replied that there's 'too galore options.'
Matt Gaetz talks with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., earlier President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala astatine his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, successful Palm Beach, Fla. Both person been selected to articulation Trump's cabinet
Matt Gaetz's wife, Ginger Gaetz, seen holding hands with Kennedy
Democratic lawmakers told DailyMail.com Friday that Kennedy's assignment is 'dangerous' and that Gaetz lacks the qualification indispensable to go AG
'My favourite appointee is the 1 that hasn't happened yet,' Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., told DailyMail.com. 'My slightest favourite is RFK.'
Their sentiments chopped against those of Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis who admitted helium is 'excited' astir Kennedy's information this week.
'I’m excited by the quality that the President-Elect volition name Robert Kennedy Jr to HHS. He helped america decision vaccine mandates successful Colorado successful 2019 and volition assistance marque America steadfast again by shaking up HHS and FDA,' helium wrote connected X.
Kennedy's assignment is 'f‑‑‑ing insane,' Garcia said this week.
'I person perfectly nary favourite pick, due to the fact that they're each terrible,' helium told DailyMail.com Friday.
'I mean, Matt Gaetz, RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, it's a postulation of immoderate of the astir irresponsible, horrible radical successful the country,' helium continued. 'There is no, determination is nary bully prime truthful far.'
Democratic California Senator-elect Adam Schiff likewise skewered Gaetz information to AG Friday.
'To adjacent contemplate ... idiosyncratic who is truthful unqualified' for lawyer wide is simply a 'tragic dereliction of our responsibility,' Schiff said.
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., called Kennedy's assignment 'f***ing insane'
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a quality league astatine the Capitol successful Washington, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024
Moskowitz said that the worst Trump nominee is Kennedy
'It's 1 happening to prime radical who are loyal to the President's and different radical who are truthful patently unqualified.'
Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries connected Friday said helium won't entertain questions astir Trump and his Cabinet's antics.
'What I'm not going to bash for the adjacent 2 years and the adjacent 4 years, I'm not going to woody with it. Tulsi Gabbard 1 day, past an hr later, it's Matt Gaetz, past the adjacent time is Robert F Kennedy, Jr.,' Jeffries said.
'That's each a distraction,' helium said.