Democratic Florida Attorney Dave Aronberg on Friday praised President-elect Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, Pam Bondi.
President Trump announced former Florida Attorney General Bondi as his nominee on Thursday, shortly after Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz was dropped as a candidate. Aaronberg recalled on “Morning Joe” that he hired Bondi to be a “drug dealer” in Florida despite Bondi's Democratic affiliation, and that his loyalty to Trump meant his dedication to law enforcement. It was suggested that this would not impede the (Related: CNN's Scott Jennings says Matt Gaetz's nomination was a “bridge too far” given the “rocky relationship on the hill”)
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“Thank you for highlighting my traumatic experience losing a statewide election in 2010. So I ran for attorney general and lost in the Democratic primary. On the Republican side, Pam Mr. Bondi was also running for office at the same time. I like to say she beat me up and then hired me. That gives me too much credit,” Aaronberg said. “I lost the primary, so I missed the big game. But then she still made me a drug czar, even though I supported her Democratic opponent in the general election.” We went after the pill mills that are the opioid epidemic, and we shut down all the pill mills that made Florida the nation's drug supplier.”
President Trump praised Bondi's efforts to 'stop deadly drug trafficking' on Truth Social announcement And she said she would “refocus on the Department of Justice.” [Department of Justice] In line with its original purpose of fighting crime. ”
“So she acted in a non-partisan manner and received a lot of criticism from some Republicans. I mean, there are party leaders in Southwest Florida who put their fingers in her face and said well… “I thought it was bold enough to appoint Democrat Dave Aronberg to this position,” Aronberg continued. “And she reacted by putting her finger in his face. So she had my back and was loyal. She doesn't hate anyone. The fact that she's loyal to the people she works for explains why Trump chose her, because she's loyal to Donald Trump. But this loyalty, this love for Donald Trump. It's true love.”
“She's a true believer. That being said, she's also someone who believes in the rule of law. She was a prosecutor for 20 years. She was attorney general for eight years, you know. “Like, she was engaged in political commentary, but I don't believe she's going to be Matt Gaetz 2.0,” he added. “She's not going to burn everything down. She's not going to make false accusations to go after Trump's enemies.”
Gaetz announced early Thursday that he was withdrawing his candidacy for attorney general. write X said his nomination “unduely impeded” President Trump's transition efforts.
President Trump recently selected criminal defense attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove to serve as Deputy Attorney General and Principal Deputy Attorney General. He also nominated Dean John Sauer, who argued before the Supreme Court in Trump v. United States, as attorney general.
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