US representative (R-FL) Matt Gaetz participates in a sound check on the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Days after he survived an assassination attempt Donald Trump won formal nomination as the Republican presidential candidate and picked right-wing loyalist J.D.
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has named firebrand Republican Representative Matt Gaetz to be his nominee for attorney general, surprising some party members. The Florida congressman has a controversial history on Capitol Hill, to say the least.This combination of photos shows Matt Gaetz in Milwaukee on July 16, 2024 and Tulsi Gabbard in Las Vegas, Nev., on October 24, 2024. U.S.
The choice now heads to the Senate. There, Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski called this an unserious nomination: "This one was not on my bingo card."North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis predicted a rough ride for Gaetz in the confirmation process, according to the congressional newsletter Punchbowl News.Gaetz would, in fact, crack down on the officials who investigated Trump.
Acting while the Senate is out of session appears central to Trump's strategy. It explains why one Republican lawmaker expressed certainty Gaetz will lead the Justice Department.Gabbard another surprising pick During that meeting Trump joked, as he has before, about running for a third term, currently outlawed under the U.S. Constitution: "I suspect I won't be running again," Trump told them. "Unless you say, 'He's so good, we've got to figure something else out.'"Earlier Wednesday, Trump returned to the White House for a meeting with President Joe Biden that, at least in public view, seemed positively warm.
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