The Thing That Binds Gabbard, Gaetz, and Hegseth to Trump
AtlanticNOV 2 2024
Donald Trump has nominated former Democrat Tusli Gabbard and now-former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to assume the respective roles of Director of National Intelligence and Attorney General in the President-elect's new administration.
Pres.-elect Trump described Gaetz as a "deeply gifted and tenacious attorney" who would "root out the systemic corruption" at the Department of Justice (DOJ); and claimed Gabbard would bring a "fearless spirit" to "championing our Constitutional Rights and securing Peace through Strength."
Gabbard represented Hawaii as a Democrat in the House of Representatives between 2013-21, before sitting as an independent in 2022. During the 2024 US election campaign, Gabbard endorsed Trump and announced she was to formally join the Republican Party.