{"id":2369159,"date":"2024-11-14T20:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T01:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-views-alyssa-farah-griffin-slams-trumps-choice-of-scary-gaetz-for-attorney-general-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T20:04:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T01:04:04","slug":"the-views-alyssa-farah-griffin-slams-trumps-choice-of-scary-gaetz-for-attorney-general-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-views-alyssa-farah-griffin-slams-trumps-choice-of-scary-gaetz-for-attorney-general-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"The View\u2019s Alyssa Farah Griffin slams Trump\u2019s choice of \u2018scary\u2019 Gaetz for attorney general &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-views-alyssa-farah-griffin-slams-trumps-choice-of-scary-gaetz-for-attorney-general-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2369159&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>**Summary:**<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump has chosen Matt Gaetz as his pick for \u200dattorney general. Gaetz, \u2063a Florida\u2064 lawmaker known for his \u2064controversial views, has frequently downplayed the January 6 attack \u200con the Capitol and has promoted unfounded \u2064conspiracy theories regarding the event. \u2064These actions have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jim-jordan-gives-ultimatum-on-the-upcoming-electoral-college-showdown-video\/\" title=\"WATCH: Jim Jordan Gives Ultimatum On The Upcoming Electoral College Showdown (VIDEO)\">raised concerns<\/a> among critics about his qualifications \u2064for the position. Alyssa Farah Griffin, a co-host on *The View* and a former White\u200b House staffer,\u200b expressed alarm over Gaetz&#8217;s selection, recalling a past encounter where he presented her with various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-aligned-group-pressures-jim-jordan-to-disinvite-rfk-jr-from-government-weaponization-hearing\/\" title=\"Biden-aligned group urges Jim Jordan to disinvite RFK Jr. from weaponization hearing.\">conspiracy\u2063 theories<\/a>.\u200c Griffin described his inclination towards conspiracy narratives as troubling, especially \u200bgiven the significant \u200cresponsibilities of the \u200dattorney general&#8217;s office. <\/p>\n<p>In related discussions, Gaetz&#8217;s actions have been criticized \u2063for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-probes-academic-group-after-it-defends-professor-who-blamed-rushdie-attack-on-israel\/\" title=\"GOP Probes Academic Group After It Defends Professor Who Blamed Rushdie Attack on Israel\">mainstreaming conspiracy theories<\/a>, xenophobia, and antisemitism, further illustrating the contentious nature of his political stance. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tesla-robot-attacked-an-engineer-and-left-a-trail-of-blood-report\/\" title=\"According to a report, a Tesla robot assaulted an engineer, causing a bloody incident\">growing apprehension surrounding<\/a> his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">potential appointment reflects broader societal concerns<\/a> regarding political extremism and governance in the current climate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">The View&rsquo;s Alyssa Farah Griffin slams Trump&rsquo;s choice of &lsquo;scary&rsquo; Gaetz for attorney general<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1882065\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>The View<\/em> co-host and former White House staffer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alyssa-farah-griffin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Alyssa Farah Griffin<\/a> says she once urged former Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/matt-gaetz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Matt Gaetz\">Matt Gaetz<\/a>, President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s choice for attorney general, to not show &ldquo;conspiracy theories&rdquo; to the president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know Matt Gaetz personally, my only experience with him came back to mind when this was announced,&rdquo; Griffin said during Thursday&rsquo;s episode. &ldquo;I was standing in the outer Ovals, the room outside of the Oval Office, with Matt Gaetz and Jim Jordan. Matt Gaetz was holding a folder, he was about to go meet with then-President Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2696154&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=5a6996a57889b1744948e129a48a78c8\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Griffin said she asked him about the contents of the folder.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He shows me these printed out conspiracy theories that Joe Scarborough of Morning Joe and former congressman had murdered his staffer,&rdquo; Griffin claimed on the show. &ldquo;I said, &lsquo;Please do not show these to the President of the United States.&#8217;&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Then, days ensued of Donald Trump tweeting false, malicious claims about Joe Scarborough. The family of the woman who died &mdash; there was no foul play, it was a tragedy &mdash; begged Twitter and the White House to take it down, so that speaks to his character, integrity, and judgment,&rdquo; Griffin alleged about Gaetz. <\/p>\n<p>She added, &ldquo;Donald Trump absolutely has a constitutional right to appoint members of his Cabinet and the Senate has the right to advise and consent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Matt Gaetz is a widely disliked person even by his colleagues. There may be political will to stop him. I want to mention he is not the only scary person who was nominated yesterday,&rdquo; Griffin claimed as she took aim at Trump&rsquo;s pick of Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence by referencing claims by Hillary Clinton that she was a &ldquo;Russian asset.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Griffin implored Senate Republicans to &ldquo;muster the political will to block both of these because they are not good for the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1882065\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1882065\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alyssa Farah Griffin criticizes Trump&#8217;s pick of Gaetz for AG<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2369160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Matt-Gaetz.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42522,32116,3624,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2369159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-alyssa-farah-griffin","tag-attorney-general","tag-gaetz","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Matt-Gaetz.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2369159"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2369163,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369159\/revisions\/2369163"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2369160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2369159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2369159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2369159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}