2024-11-23
37 分钟If there’s something that many of Trump’s cabinet nominees have in common, it is being credibly accused of sexual assault. Why is Trump—and MAGA world more widely—so enthusiastic about not just tolerating but elevating men with sordid, even criminal, pasts? There’s Matt Gaetz, Trump’s pick for US Attorney General, who withdraw from consideration on Thursday after yet another allegation of sex trafficking. Then there’s Pete Hegseth, Trump’s slimy nominee for Secretary of Defense—not to mention Trump himself! Kavanaugh, RFK Jr., Herbster…the list goes on. This week on How We Got Here, Erin and Max interrogate why MAGA is appealing to sexually abusive men, and to what extent voters pulled the lever for Trump despite his rampant misogyny, versus because of it.
So, Max, I was looking through the Trump cabinet nominees and administration hangers on so far, and I noticed a trend.
Is it middle aged male divorcees with court limited custody rights?
No, try again.
Are they collectively the majority shareholders in an obscure cryptocurrency named for one of the January 6th insurrectionists?
Is there a cryptocurrency name for the January 6th insurrectionist?
We could become really rich.
I know.
But it's not that either.
It's not that either, no.
If there's one thing that so many Trump nominees already have in common, it is being credibly accused of sexual misconduct.
Oh, yeah, there's Matt Gaetz, Trump's nominee for attorney general.
And while Gaetz did withdraw himself from consideration on Thursday, there's also Pete Hegseth, his nominee for secretary of defense.
And there are others.
Oh, there are others.
We are only two weeks in and it's already like Trump's transition team.
Better hope there aren't any government buildings located within 1,000ft of an elementary school.
I'm Max Fisher.
I'm Erin Ryan.
And this is how we got here, a series where we explore a big question behind the week's headlines and tell a story that answers that question.
And a quick content warning before we get to the question.