President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will nominate Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida as U.S. attorney general.
Gaetz has submitted his resignation from Congress, House Speaker Mike Johnson revealed at a news conference Wednesday evening. The resignation will not take effect until it is announced on the House floor.
Trump, in his Truth Social post announcing Gaetz’s selection, wrote that the 42-year-old lawmaker “has distinguished himself in Congress through his focus on achieving desperately needed reform at the Department of Justice.”
Gaetz replied on X, “It will be an honor to serve as President Trump’s Attorney General!”
The selection is the clearest example yet of how Trump, having sworn off many of his former staffers as “RINOs” — Republicans in Name Only — or enemies of him and his MAGA agenda, is making loyalty a key qualification for his second…
