Business mogul Elon Musk slams former national security adviser John Bolton after he criticized President-elect Donald Trump's decision to select Matt Gaetz as attorney general. did.
Bolton appeared on “Meet the Press NOW” and said the nomination “has to be the worst Cabinet nomination in American history.”
In a post on X, Musk called Bolton an “astonishingly stupid warmonger” and countered that it was “a great sign!” for Bolton to oppose anyone.
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“Mr. Gates will be a great person,” Musk added.
From left to right: Elon Musk, Congressman Matt Gaetz, and former National Security Adviser John Bolton. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images | Andrew Harnik/Getty Images | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“Just do the opposite of what Bolton recommends,” Musk wrote in another post, ending his comment with an emoji of a face with tears of joy.
Bolton also called Gaetz “totally incompetent” for the job and described him as a “morally disturbed individual.”
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Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) speaks at President-elect Donald Trump's campaign rally in Coachella, California on October 12, 2024. (Tama Mario/Getty Images)
“The new Senate leadership should tell the president-elect that he is putting Republican senators at risk by forcing a yes vote on Gaetz's nomination. Leadership should withdraw this nomination,” Bolton wrote in the post. We should insist that it be done.”
Bolton appeared on CNN and said he believed the Senate should vote unanimously against the confirmation of Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that Gaetz “has submitted his resignation, effective immediately.”
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Congressman Matt Gaetz (left) speaks with former President Donald Trump (left) at the Stair & Stein Bar while attending the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, August 12, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Gaetz was just re-elected last week. Since 2017, he has served as a member of the House of Representatives.
Bolton also shared scathing criticism of Gaetz on X, but the former lawmaker responded with a joke, writing, “We're going to give John a 'maybe' rating.”
