MSNBC host melts down and cuts to break after guest makes awkward Matt Gaetz comment amid investigation

MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle said she 'threw up successful her mouth' and asked to chopped to a commercialized aft a treatment astir Matt Gaetz information for Attorney General connected her amusement went sideways. 

President-elect Donald Trump has pushed for the arguable Florida Congressman and MAGA loyalist to beryllium the nation's apical instrumentality enforcement official successful a determination that has shocked Washington. 

His information of Gaetz was the taxable of treatment connected Friday nighttime on MSNBC'S '11th Hour', with Ruhle's sheet discussing the move.

Speaking connected the show, Rep. Max Rose said helium believes the information is really astir the 2026 gubernatorial contention successful Gaetz location authorities of Florida. 

Rose said: 'He’ll ne'er get a vote. They’ll person to discard this race, and he’s gonna walk the adjacent 2 years moving for politician saying that, "The heavy authorities constitution prevented maine from winning," and that’s the quintessential MAGA run for governor.'

Newsweek editor-at-large Tom Rogers added: 'I bash agree. He volition astir apt person to propulsion out. Excuse me, that’s a atrocious prime of words.'

Host Stephanie Ruhle exclaimed: 'Ohh!', arsenic Rogers added: 'He volition person to propulsion retired earlier there’s a hearing, I think. This is truly not gonna beryllium thing that goes implicit well.'

Ruhle past hilariously replied: 'I conscionable threw up successful my mouth, and we person to spell to commercial', overmuch to the hilarity of her guests.

Gaetz has served arsenic a subordinate of Congress since being elected to the relation successful 2016, but has resigned from his relation following Trump's determination to nominate him.

It was announced earlier this twelvemonth that the GOP lawmaker is under an probe by the House Ethics Committee for intersexual misconduct, illicit cause usage and bribery. 

He was besides the taxable of a Justice Department probe into sex trafficking involving a 17-year-old girl, but charges were ne'er brought. 

'It is my Great Honor to denote that Congressman Matt Gaetz, of Florida, is hereby nominated to beryllium The Attorney General of the United States,' Trump wrote connected Truth Social connected Wednesday afternoon.

'Matt is simply a profoundly talented and tenacious attorney, trained astatine the William & Mary College of Law, who has distinguished himself successful Congress through his absorption connected achieving desperately needed betterment astatine the Department of Justice,' Trump continued. 

The president-elect claimed successful his station determination are fewer issues successful the U.S. much important than 'ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System.'

Trump claimed Gaetz volition 'restore Americans’ badly-shattered Faith and Confidence successful the Justice Department.'

Gaetz posted connected X successful effect to the announcement 'It volition beryllium an grant to service arsenic President Trump’s Attorney General!'

Gaetz gained prominence for his arguable remarks arsenic a subordinate of Congress and actions arsenic a subordinate of the Freedom Caucus. 

After taking bureau during Trump's archetypal term, helium became 1 of the pb critics into the Russia investigations into the 45th president. 

In 2018, helium invited an alt-right accused Holocaust denier arsenic his impermanent to the president's State of the Union address.

Last fall, Gaetz led the blimpish Republicans' effort to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy leading to the melodramatic showdown and an embarrassing fig of votes connected Capitol Hill arsenic GOP lawmakers scrambled to find a replacement. 

The House Ethics Committee probe into Gaetz began successful 2021 successful effect to a Justice Department request. 

It expanded to see reviews of allegations of intersexual misconduct and illicit cause usage arsenic portion of its long-running probe earlier this year.

Gaetz has denied each allegations against him earlier the committee.

In September, the joined lawmaker claimed the probe was a 'political payback exercise' and argued the 'lawful, consensual intersexual activities of adults are not the concern of Congress.' 

The nomination sets up an contiguous loyalty trial days aft the president-elect sent a awesome to Senate leaders by demanding powerfulness to marque 'recess appointments' connected his ain erstwhile Congress is retired of town. 

Critics are calling the determination to marque Gaetz Attorney General a 'cataclysmic' lawsuit that puts Trump's enemies successful the firing enactment of the nation's apical instrumentality enforcement officer.

Even if Gaetz were to spot his information falter, the clash could supply screen for different arguable Trump nominees.

It is besides a caller allegiance trial for Senate Republicans, who elected Sen. John Thune arsenic enactment person connected Wednesday over the MAGA-aligned Sen. Rick Scott, adjacent aft astir each of them got down Trump's statesmanlike run.

Even if Gaetz were to spot his information falter, the clash could supply screen for different arguable Trump nominees. 

Trump announced his determination conscionable minutes aft issuing a statement saying helium volition nominate Tulsi Gabbard, who infuriated critics with claims astir 'biolabs' successful Ukraine, to beryllium Director of National Intelligence. 

He has besides chosen Fox News big Pete Hegseth to run the sprawling Defense Department.