President Trump Responds to Gaetz Announcement

President Trump responded to the news that Matt Gaetz was withdrawing his name from consideration to be the next Attorney General.

President Trump responded to the Gaetz announcement this afternoon.

I greatly appreciate the recent efforts of Matt Gaetz in seeking approval to be Attorney General. He was doing very well but, at the same time, did not want to be a distraction for the Administration, for which he has much respect. Matt has a wonderful future, and I look forward to watching all of the great things he will do!

Matt Gaetz responded to VP JD Vance’s response to his pulling his name from consideration for AG.

Thank you, Mr. VP-Elect!

I look forward to continuing the fight to save our country.

Just maybe from a different post https://t.co/v9w9xFYNEE

— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) November 21, 2024

Here is JD’s response.

I’m extremely grateful for the work Matt put into the nomination process. He made his decision to withdraw entirely out of respect for President Trump’s administration. Matt is a patriot and I look forward to seeing what he does next.

Here is Gaetz’s original message.

I had excellent meetings with Senators yesterday. I appreciate their thoughtful feedback – and the incredible support of so many. 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. There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General. Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1.

I remain fully committed to see that Donald J. Trump is the most successful President in history. I will forever be honored that President Trump nominated me to lead the Department of Justice and I’m certain he will Save America.