Inside Trump's phone call to Gaetz that ended his attorney general nomination

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : Following Gaetz's announcement, Trump took to Truth Social to offer both his praise and condolences, writing: "He was doing very well but, at the same time, did not want to be a distraction for the Administration.
50% : But, according to a report, the decision to step aside came during a call between Gaetz and Trump himself.
37% : "You don't have the votes," Trump told Gaetz, according to the source.
35% : Initially, Trump stood by his nominee, even floating the idea of recess appointments and circumventing FBI checks.
24% : A source told CNN that Trump did not explicitly tell Gaetz that he should drop out of the running during the Thursday morning call.

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