Donald Trump has announced some controversial Cabinet picks, and Matt Gaetz for US attorney general may well have been the most contentious. Now that the firebrand former representative has withdrawn his name from consideration, however, will those other nominees who previously raised eyebrows see a smoother Senate confirmation? Or will there even be confirmations? The president-elect still hopes to get his picks pushed through via the recess appointment process, after all.
Gaetz Is Gone – Now What?
Matt Gaetz announced Thursday, November 21, that he was withdrawing himself from consideration for the post of attorney general. “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,” Gaetz wrote on X.
The former representative recently won re-election in…
