Matt Gaetz faces GOP Senate opposition after Trump selection for attorney general
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President-Elect Donald Trump's latest selection for his next administration is facing immediate backlash from some within the Senate GOP, as they say his attorney general pick Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., will not get confirmed. "He will never get confirmed," a Republican senator, granted anonymity to speak freely, told Fox News Digital. One Senate Republican source simply said, "Ainβt gonna happen," about the prospect of Gaetz's confirmation. THUNE WINS SECRET BALLOT TO BECOME NEW SENATE GOP LEADER, SUCCEEDING MCCONNELL Gaetz's office referred Fox News Digital to his response on X, "It...
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