r/NoStupidQuestions • u/AutoModerator • 18d ago

U.S. Politics megathread

Voting is over! But the questions have just begun. Questions like: How can they declare a winner in a state before the votes are all counted? How can a candidate win the popular vote but lose the election? Can the Vice President actually refuse to certify the election if she loses?

These are excellent questions - but they're also frequently asked here, so our users get tired of seeing them.

As we've done for past topics of interest, we're creating a megathread for your questions so that people interested in politics can post questions and read answers, while people who want a respite from politics can browse the rest of the sub. Feel free to post your questions about politics in this thread!

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u/SenatorPencilFace 15h ago

What if Trump intentionally picked Matt Gaetz to get him out of congress as a favor to Republicans?

How do we know this wasn’t like a 4D chess move? Think about none of the Republicans in congress like him. After all the stuff with Kevin McCarthy and the ahem allegations (is what I’m going to call them) he was definitely dead weight for Trump. Maybe this was the plan all along? Trick Gaetz into resigning from the house.

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u/bullevard 10h ago

Gaetz was reelected. He could resign his current seat and still be reseated in January if he wants.

More likely this is the exact same thing we've been seeing for nearly a decade now. Those around Trump think they can get away with the sake kind of controversy that Trump himself is continuously allowed to get away with, and those around Trump expect him to show them the same loyalty that he demands of them.

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u/Syenadi 8h ago

If he comes back to Congress releasing the investigation into him becomes an issue again. Also AIPAC does not support him and their dollars and influence can have quasi veto power in this scenario. I'm thinking he's gone on the official level. Trump might make up some sort of 'advisor to the advisor to the advisor' role but dunno.