Stephen Colbert Celebrates After Matt Gaetz’s Trump Cabinet Withdrawl: ‘Thank You, Sweet Turkey Jesus!’
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Matt Gaetz is out as Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, and late night reacted with glee.
That included the Thursday audience at “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” which provided thunderous applause and cheers when Colbert announced the news. “We have something to be thankful for, because this afternoon, Matt Gaetz withdrew as Trump’s nominee for attorney general,” Colbert said to those cheers during his opening monologue. “Oh, my goodness, isn’t that pleasant?
That’s so nice. Thank you, Sweet Turkey Jesus, Gobble bless you. “As as you know, Gates’ nomination has been opposed by many Republican senators, especially after two women claimed Gaetz paid them for sex.
Yesterday at the New York Times, they published a chart of Venmo transactions between Gaetz, his friends and dozens of women to show how payments flowed between them.
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