Republican senators should immediately kneecap the nominations of former Reps. Tulsi Gabbard and especially Matt Gaetz for top spots in President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration.

House and Senate Republican leaders likewise should signal that they won’t allow Trump to install these two unfit characters through any backdoor method. Congress should not allow itself to go into “recess” in any way that enables Trump to put anybody into office without Senate approval.

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