‘Blows Your Mind!’ CNN Morning Crew Stunned By Trump Pick Scandals — Sexual Assault And Rape Allegations ‘Are Just Fine’
CNN’s morning crew expressed astonishment at the scandals surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s picks, especially compared with relatively minor issues that derailed past nominees.
Trump has made news with cabinet picks that drew shock and outrage. The selection of former Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to be Trump’s attorney general and picking former Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense have been beset by a steady barrage of bombshells about alleged sexual misconduct.
On Thursday’s edition of CNN This Morning, anchor Kasie Hunt and her panel of regulars marveled at how something as relatively minor as an undocumented nanny could once scuttle a nomination — but under Trump, “credible” allegations of serious sexual misconduct “are fine”:
KASIE HUNT: Lack of experience in the core competencies to allegations of sexual misconduct. Many of Donald Trump’s picks for his next administration have come under intense scrutiny.
As we have discussed today he is, of course, still pressing forward. The scandals that plagued Trump’s picks for major cabinet positions make some offenses that were once considered disqualifying, seem frivolous?
So what changed since accidentally failing to pay your taxes on a car or smoking marijuana in college was enough to tank your nomination?
Our panel is back. And we were just talking about this with the congressman. Lulu, I mean, like when I think about the way that these scandals have like what used to constitute a scandal compared to what constitutes a scandal now, it just it kind of blows your mind!
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO: So I actually think if you remember the scandal about I mean, he didn’t even use the word scandal because now it does seem sort of quaint. But when the illegal nanny sort of thing, remember that. I think that actually might sink a nominee now because of where the Republican Party places its emphasis.
Whereas actually sexual assaults, credible sexual assault and rape allegations seem to be just fine. I think this has got to do precisely with where Donald Trump puts his emphasis.
I mean, he is someone who has also been found liable for sexual assault. And so that for him is not disqualifying. Whereas, you know, immigration is an issue where it is. So it just goes to show you where, you know, someone like this puts the weight.
ALEX THOMPSON: Is over and help me, you know, say their principal. But most of them just follow the voters. Donald Trump was able to overcome all of these things. Voters still elected him anyway. And that’s why–.
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO: Twice!
ALEX THOMPSON: Yes, Yes. Twice. And that’s why he’s electing people with some of these same liabilities.
Watch above via CNN This Morning.
