Donald Trump received a slap on the wrist Friday from the Wall Street Journal in the form of a snarky editorial video that lists multiple lessons they urge the president-elect to learn.
Ominous music pulses underneath a dire video editorial that warns Trump he needs to change his ways after initially selecting former Rep. Matt Gaetz as his attorney general nominee.
"Not all allegations against Republicans are partisan shams," the narrator tells Trump. "Take your lead from people who know, not MAGA Twitter insurgents."
As the camera zooms in on a grinning Sen. Mitch McConnell, the narrator explains to Trump that Republicans are well-versed in protecting their own from "nonsense."
The image cuts to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and the narrator adds, "even their unpopular colleagues."
The Journal then issues a snide slam of Gaetz, who was forced to withdraw his name from the Cabinet contest as Republican senators balked at confirming a candidate accused of having sex with a minor at a drug-fueled party.
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"There was a reason few if any Republicans rushed to Mr. Gaetz's defense," the narrator said. "They know him."
This zinger leads to the Journal's final lesson for Trump, which appears above an image of a smiling Gaetz sitting next to Rep. Lauren Boebert as she sticks her tongue out.
"There's a bright line between a candidate who is aggressive, committed and professional," the narrator says, "and one who is unthinking, partisan and a liability."
The Journal praises Trump for choosing as Education Department head Linda McMahon, the former World Wrestling Entertainment executive accused of covering up child sex abuse, and Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state.
The Journal also reminds Trump of the two sides of their bright line.
"Gaetz was always clearly the latter," the narrator says. "Big on bravado, short on ideas."
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