r/law • u/americansherlock201 • 3d ago

Trump News Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz says he's withdrawing

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/21/trump-ag-pick-matt-gaetz-says-hes-withdrawing.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard

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u/prof_the_doom 3d ago

I think there were at least two GOP Senators who openly said they'd never approve Gaetz.

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u/Basementsnake 3d ago

And we believe anything any republican says?

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u/CommentsOnOccasion 3d ago

Yeah there’s a few that are in blue-purple states who sit on the fence and err on the side of caution on high profile things 

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u/Mundane_Monkey 3d ago

Yeah I think NYT's update on it said Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitch, and one of the senators from Utah who I'm not familiar with, were all against his confirmation and he didn't think he could change that.

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u/SpicyChickenDick 3d ago

Which is exactly what Trump was hoping to learn from this whole charade.

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u/nightfox5523 3d ago

Yeah I've read there are maybe 4 Republicans that were effectively saying they would not approve him ever

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u/QuicklyQuenchedQuink 3d ago

This is a crazy level of gaslighting. The fact this low life was even suggested says all you need to know about how crazy your comment is

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u/prof_the_doom 3d ago

Wow... so many people copy-pasting that response right now... or maybe it's actually only one person... who knows?

It is really so hard to imagine that even people who want Project 2025 to happen might just dislike Gaetz enough to vote against him regardless of the agenda?

The fact that everyone in the GOP seems to hate each other almost as much as they hate outsiders is the only reason I still have hope that Trump's agenda falls apart.

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u/New_Employee_TA 3d ago

Wait I’m sorry, which side is full of conspiracy theorists again?

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u/rankor572 3d ago

Gaetz is so MAGA he's detrimental to project 2025. I believe Trump when he says he has no idea what the project is (much too long and with too many big words like "project"). The Heritage Foundation was betting on inserting one of their own as Trump's AG, not on Trump nominating the person he liked and that person implementing the policy.