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Matt Gaetz Confirms US Congress Departure
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Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration as US attorney general under President-elect Donald Trump, citing a desire to continue the fight for Trump's presidency. However, it's noted that he cannot automatically reclaim his House seat, which he resigned from earlier this month after Trump selected him for the DOJ role.
I'm 42 now, and I've got some other goals in life that I'm eager to pursue.
I had a full-time job explaining to senators that maybe a tweet I said about them was rash and not reflective of how I would serve as attorney general.
I'm going to be fighting for President Trump. I'm going to be doing whatever he asks of me, as I always have. But I think that eight years is probably enough time in the United States Congress.
I've been in an elected office for 14 years. I first got elected to the state House when I was 26 years old.
I plan to be a big voice but maybe not as an elected member of the government.
There are a number of fantastic Floridians who've stepped up to run for my seat, people who have inspired with their heroism, with their public service. And I'm actually excited to see Northwest Florida go to new heights and have great representation.
My good friend Pam Bondi is going to be a phenomenal attorney general for Donald Trump. She has the legal acumen. She hates criminals. She is a bright legal mind and a fellow Floridian.
There is a play that is run in Washington when they're trying to smear somebody and they go and dredge up false, years old allegations of the most salacious and click bait-y flavor possible.
And at the same time, I was having to build out the Department of Justice with the right human talent, the right policy infrastructure.
I am so excited about where this transition stands, and I know there are people disappointed that I won't be the next attorney general, but you have to understand this is the political process, and sometimes the path you're on is one that takes you to a different place, and it could be a glorious place.
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perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.US under Donald Trump
- 3.2024 US Presidential Election
- 4.Russia-Ukraine War
- 5.US Politics
- 6.US-China Relations
- 7.Immigration to the US
- 8.Oil Market
- 9.Vaccination
countries
organizations
- 1.Republican Party
- 2.House of Representatives
- 3.Democratic Party
- 4.US Department of Justice
- 5.US House Ethics Committee
persons
- 1.Matt Gaetz
- 2.Donald Trump
- 3.Pam Bondi
- 4.Kevin Mccarthy
- 5.Charlie Kirk
- 6.Ron DeSantis
- 7.Annie Grayer
- 8.Elon Musk
- 9.Eric Brander
- 10.Lara Trump
- 11.Marco Rubio