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Trump nominated me to be US attorney general (that didn’t work out),
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Knowles has said several times in the past he wants Gaetz on the air with a show one day, and he has recently said there’s a spot for him on the network if he isn’t confirmed,
another staffer stated prior to Gaetz’s withdrawing his nomination
Hey, he’s got a couple of fallback plans,
the Trump-boosting host declaredGreg is a great friend,
Gaetz told The Independent of Kelly’s offer
The Senate Republicans sent the message loud and clear to Donald Trump: 'We will not support your nominee, your pick, your flunky for attorney general Matt Gaetz,
Kirschner said
Donald Trump did not succeed in demoralizing and driving away the good men and women at the Department of Justice, who do the work of the American people each and every day,
he continuedGlenn is a notorious trafficker of wild conspiracy theories and dubious legal analysis. I would expect nothing more from a clout-chasing MSNBC contributor who has been shunned by the legal community at large."
Steven Cheung, Trump's communications director, responded to Newsweek's request for comment by resharing the following statement about KirschnerI’m still going to be in the fight but it’s going to be from a new perch,
Gaetz told the rightwing podcaster and radio host Charlie Kirk
Clearly, Trump is in a hurry, and one thing that the Gaetz nomination promised to be was really slow,
York said on Fox News's Special Report with Bret Baier
Her appointment will be a big relief to the Senate Republicans who either opposed Gaetz or were on the fence about Gaetz,
according to YorkTrump's DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1,
he addedUnless she's committed a double-murder or something we don't know about, she's gonna get confirmed pretty easily I think,
he saidWe always knew that there was a faction within the conference that may try to vacate him. I do not know why Matt Gaetz would go so hard after Kevin McCarthy when he had such atrocious skeletons in his closet."
Referencing the allegations against Gaetz, Martinez addedI am proud to announce former Attorney General of the Great State of Florida, Pam Bondi, as our next Attorney General of the United States,
Trump wrote on Truth SocialI think justice has been served today,
said Brittany Martinez, a political strategist and former staffer for McCarthy, following Gaetz' withdrawal this week, as reported by KBACPresident Trump took a bullet for this country. It's not too much to ask our representatives to take a hard vote."
Lake also shared a photograph of Trump after he survived an assassination attempt in July, writing
Murkowski has no business being in that seat. Kelly Tshibaka was robbed."
Responding to a fan account for Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk, claiming four Senate Republicans were opposed to Gaetz's confirmation, conservative actor Shawn Farash wroteThis sucks - thank the POS RINOs [Republicans in name only] in the Republican Senate for this."
X user Catturd shared a screenshot of Gaetz's nomination withdrawal announcement, adding
I don't think it's a serious nomination for the attorney general. We need to have a serious attorney general. And I'm looking forward to the opportunity to consider somebody that is serious."
Soon after his nomination by Trump was announced, several Republicans in the chamber expressed skepticism, Murkowski commenting
Gaetz is not only totally incompetent for this job, he doesn't have the character. He is a person of moral turpitude."
Some influential Republicans outside the Senate were even more outspoken, with Bolton commenting