On Thursday's edition of Bloomberg's “Balance of Power,” Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) said that even though Gates has resigned from the House and withdrawn his candidacy for attorney general, Matt Gaetz argued that the House ethics report should be made public. “The bigger picture is that Pete Hegseth is also definitely accused of rape. The number of cabinet members and deputy cabinet ministers accused of sexual assault, including RFK Jr., is now in circulation and 2. I think this is a new qualification. [the] It's Trump's cabinet. ”
Bayer opened by saying people should know what the report says and that Gaetz could return to Congress.
Co-host Joe Mathieu then asked, “We did hear from the aforementioned Congressman Sean Kasten (D-IL).” statement Following the news of Matt Gaetz's resignation, he said, “While we welcome this news… it remains important that the Gaetz report be made available to the American people.” Don Beyer, he's not a member of Congress, why is that? ”
Bayer replied: “Well, Joe, the whole picture is that Pete Hegseth has definitely been accused of rape as well. The number of cabinet members and deputy cabinet ministers who have been accused of sexual assault, including RFK Jr., is now out there. I think it's double digits, but it seems like this is a new qualification. [the] Trump cabinet. The more directly we address this issue, the clearer we can be that, hopefully, part of what it means to be a minister is someone who has high integrity, respects women, and treats each other with respect. I think we should work on this with a positive message. In this United States. ”
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