Ex-Florida rep backs out from Trump's future AG role after party pushback
Former Florida congressman steps away from potential Attorney General position in upcoming Trump administration. His decision comes after significant resistance from fellow Republican party members
In a quick-paced turn of events this thursday‚ Matt Gaetz – ex-congressman from Florida chose to remove his name from the Attorney General short-list for the planned Trump administration (after getting strong push-back from his own party)
While the momentum was strong it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition. There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle thus Iʼll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General. Trumpʼs DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1
The former repʼs decision shows how party dynamics are shaping the pre-transition process – with many GOP members expressing doubts about his potential role. The quick withdrawal points to Gaetzʼs focus on keeping the transition process smooth rather than starting a drawn-out confirmation battle
The move comes as part of broader efforts to build up the future administration team: which needs to be ready for a quick start. Gaetz who had strong initial backing for the position decided that a long confirmation process wouldnt serve the teams interests
