Conservative Radio Host Dana Loesch Says Trump Was Playing ‘4D Chess’ To Get Gaetz ‘Out Of The Way’ With Nomination

Conservative radio host Dana Loesch claimed Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of former Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz was a game of “4D chess” to get him “out of the way.”

Gaetz announced Thursday afternoon that he would be withdrawing his name from Trump’s Cabinet pick for attorney general, stating in a post on X that he would still be committed to supporting the former president and ensuring he becomes the “most successful president in history.” On “The Dana Show,” the conservative talk show host said that if she had been in charge, Gaetz’s nomination to attorney general would have been the best way to “clean” house, claiming Trump knew he wouldn’t be confirmed due to his history and strained relationships with other lawmakers.

“The best way to get Gaetz out of the way, and as I said last hour, this is what I would do if I was in this situation and I needed to clean up my house, so to speak, or the House, is nominate him for a position you know he’s not going to get because you know he’s not going to get confirmed … Not just because of his own chosen poor relationships with other lawmakers, regardless of whether you like him or not, he didn’t get along with everybody,’ Loesch said.

“ He knows he’s not going to get the seat, or get confirmed, nominates him anyway, and then lets the public in the process do what they do. Take care of it for you, right? Let them handle it for you. Then you can stand back , ‘Hey, look, I’m being loyal to the guy. I picked him for the seat. It’s tough. Tough stuff that it didn’t work out,’” Loesch added. “It’s a brilliant move. It’s literally the exact same thing I would do. If I was in the position where I needed to get rid of somebody that was causing me problems, but hadn’t taken a stance against me publicly, that’s what I would do.”

The same day as Trump’s announcement of Gaetz’s appointment, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson