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BumRushDaShow

(158,929 posts)
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 03:47 AM Friday

Boy, that escalated quickly: Trumpers run off Todd Gilbert from U.S. Attorney post

Source: Augusta Free Press Waynesboro, VA

Published date: August 21, 2025 | 3:26 pm
Updated: August 21, 2025 | 3:54 pm


Todd Gilbert resigned his post as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia on Wednesday, apparently after being told by higher-ups in the Trump administration that his nomination was going to be pulled from consideration by the U.S. Senate, following a failed loyalty test.

This all went down just five weeks after Gilbert, a former Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, most recently the Republican Minority Leader, and a state delegate from Woodstock, 70 miles north of our home base in Waynesboro, had been sworn in as the interim U.S. Attorney.

I failed to mention in all of that – Gilbert, who also resigned his 33rd House District seat and dropped out of his re-election race to take the U.S. Attorney job – is a reliable MAGA, or at least he was.

Who knows, now maybe he joins Liz Cheney and Larry Sabato at UVA. His only comment to this point on the machinations that led to his ouster has been a meme posted to his Twitter account. The meme is Ron Burgundy, of “Anchorman” fame, from the scene after the back-alley fight of the TV news crews, that has Burgundy, as portrayed by actor Will Farrell, saying, “Boy, that escalated quickly.”



Read more: https://augustafreepress.com/news/boy-that-escalated-quickly-todd-gilbert-resigns-from-u-s-attorney-post/

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Lonestarblue

(12,908 posts)
1. Did nutty Laura Loomer have him fired because of her conspiracies about not being loyal enough to Trump.
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 04:51 AM
Friday

He myst have said something about obeying tge law instead of Trump.

BoRaGard

(7,152 posts)
2. G.O.P. kristofascists demand ABSOLUTE LOYALTY
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 06:07 AM
Friday

To the casino-hustling, draft-dodging, felonious rapist and pedo-bestie republicon tyrant that they have all SURRENDERED to. The fugly facts are clear for those with the will to see.

Talk about the Prince of Darkness and The Great Deception.

Walleye

(42,120 posts)
3. Well, we know they have accused our party of being the great Satan
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 06:15 AM
Friday

And we know every accusation is a confession.

tavernier

(13,885 posts)
7. Interesting info in the link.
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 06:56 AM
Friday

This was a mega maga all along, a real hard liner. If anything he has his own kool aid stand in his front yard. But a slight hesitation to follow one order, just a moment’s blip before the required blind obedience, and Bye Bye Gilbert. I guess Beautiful Jennifer won’t be measuring for curtains at a new residence after all.

jcboon

(331 posts)
8. I ran against him
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 07:11 AM
Friday

Last edited Fri Aug 22, 2025, 12:23 PM - Edit history (1)

It sounds like he was forced out for having principles and I'm proud of him for sticking to his guns.
Now maybe he'll see sense.
He's a very decent person with some very bad politics.

mdbl

(7,228 posts)
10. Questions on the Loyalty test
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 10:13 AM
Friday

1. Do you love Trump?

Choose from the following answers:

a._____ Yes
b._____ Forget about getting a job here

2. Do you think Trump ever broke the law?

Choose from the following answers:

a._____ No
b._____ Forget about getting a job here

3. Do you think Trump has tiny extremities?

a._____ No
b._____ Forget about getting a job here

3. Do you think Trump should be allowed to be a dictator as ruled by the not so supreme courtl?

a._____ Yes
b._____ Forget about getting a job here

etc, etc,.


mahina

(20,019 posts)
11. Thank you for the laughter. I really needed that.
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 10:22 AM
Friday

I almost feel sorry for the guy.

A House seat in Virginia you say? In 2026? Interesting!

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