By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-11-22 14:03:53 | Updated at 2024-11-22 19:54:59
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President-elect Donald Trump's team has warned Republican Senators that they will have to face primaries funded by billionaire Elon Musk if they vote against his Cabinet nominees.
According to ABC Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl, one Trump adviser said: 'If you are on the wrong side of the vote, you're buying yourself a primary. That is all. And there's a guy named Elon Musk who is going to finance it'.
'The president gets to decide his cabinet. No one else', the adviser added.
The ominous threat comes after Trump's nominee to be attorney general Matt Gaetz withdrew his nomination after admitting a slew of sordid sex misconduct claims were a distraction for the president-elect
The former Republican lawmaker faces mounting sexual misconduct allegations involving a minor as well as the use of illicit drugs.
Gatez's withdrawal came after the House Ethics Committee deadlocked on releasing a report into allegations against him.
Gaetz has already resigned from the House of Representatives for this term but was re-elected to the Congress that will be sworn into office on January 3rd.
Trump recently stunned Washington as he has been plucking celebrities and prominent figures from cable television to fill his Cabinet and administration.
Donald Trump's team has warned Republican Senators that they will have to face primaries funded by billionaire Elon Musk if they vote against his Cabinet nominees
The warning comes after Trump stunned Washington as he has been plucking unexpected figures to fill his Cabinet and administration
It comes as Trump's nominee to be attorney general Matt Gaetz withdrew his nomination in the wake of a sexual misconduct allegations
In doing so, he has ignored more traditional candidates favored by the political establishment.
On Tuesday, Trump selected daytime television celebrity doctor Dr. Oz as the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, sending shockwaves through the health industry and federal regulators.
Trump also sparked alarm among national security leaders in Washington after he selected Fox and Friends host Pete Hegseth to serve as his Secretary of Defense.
He also nominated Robert F. Kennedy to be his secretary of Health and Human Services, a decision that sent shockwaves through the public health sector given Kennedy's reputation as an anti-vaxxer.
Trump also officially tapped Tesla CEO Musk as the head of the newly created 'Department of Government Efficiency' alongside former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
The president-elect pledged the pair would help him 'dismantle' government bureaucracy and 'slash excess regulations, cut wasteful spending, and restructure Federal Agencies'.
