GAETZ WITHDRAWS AS AG NOMINEE

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : Senate Republicans are under pressure to hold hearings once they take office in January and confirm nominees as soon as Trump is inaugurated, despite questions about whether Trump's choices will be properly screened or if some, like Hegseth, have enough experience for the job.
35% : With Gaetz stepping aside, Trump chose Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, as his nominee to be U.S. attorney general.
34% : Fresh questions over Gaetz and Hegseth's pasts, and their treatment of women, arose with Republicans under pressure from Trump and his allies to quickly confirm his Cabinet.
31% : Trump has made clear he's willing to put maximum pressure on Senate Republicans to give him the nominees he wants -- even saying they should allow him to appoint his nominees with no Senate votes.
18% : As the Hegseth nomination proceeds, Republicans also appear to be betting they won't face much backlash for publicly setting aside the allegations of sexual misconduct -- especially when Trump won election after being found liable for sexual abuse last year.

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