CNN's Scott Jennings said Thursday that former Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz was nominated to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general because of his “rocky relationship” with lawmakers in Washington, D.C. “It was a bridge too far,” he said.
The former Florida congressman announced Thursday that he is removing his name from Trump's Cabinet nominees, just over a week after the president nominated him. Jennings told CNN News Central that he believes all of President Trump's other cabinet picks will be approved, but that the next attorney general nominee must be without a problematic history. said.
“I think we can confirm the rest. Gates, as I told you that day, he always struck me as someone who was in a different category. Others were still within the realm of possibility. So my advice for this job is, “Find someone who starts above the water, not below the surface,'' Jennings said.
CNN co-host Boris Sanchez went on to highlight that President Trump reportedly has “no successor attorney general in mind,” adding, “There have been concerns about Gates' conduct for years. If so, why would a former president experience backlash because of Gates?” ” (Related: Victor Davis Hanson explains why he thinks Matt Gaetz could be chosen as Trump's 'sacrificial lamb')
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“I don't know. I mean, that's a great question. This could be a decision made on the spot rather than after going through a considered vetting process. That's separate from naming someone to a job. It's good to do your homework on the people you send in,” Jennings continued.
“Look, everyone has something that comes out about them. I mean, every candidate gets picked or chosen. It's not necessarily all fatal,” Jennings added. “But in this case, obviously, the information that's come out so far, and the information that's coming out today, is a bridge too far for someone who already had a pretty fraught relationship on the hill. Dew.”
Since Gaetz's nomination, he has faced significant backlash from the corporate media, with some reports suggesting the former Florida congressman may not have received the support he needed from Republican senators. According to Go to NBC News. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday ahead of the House Ethics Committee's decision not to release a report related to Gaetz's February 2023 sex trafficking investigation. requested The Justice Department turned over the files from the FBI, even though it had previously declined to pursue the case against Gaetz.
In a statement published in X, Gaetz said he “remains committed to ensuring that Donald J. Trump is the most successful president in history.” Trump has since answered In response to Gaetz's announcement that he was withdrawing, he said Gaetz was “doing very well” but that the congressman “didn't want to get in the way of the administration.”
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