How Matt Gaetz derailed Trump and bitterly divided Republicans

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

38% : "Speaking to Newsweek before Gaetz dropped out of the running, Professor William Howell, an expert in American politics at the University of Chicago, said a confirmation vote would "distinguish those Republicans who will walk through fire for Trump from those who have a modicum of independence.
32% : "A question of ethicsOn Tuesday in a post on X, formerly Twitter, House Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene said: "If we are going to release ethics reports and rip apart our own that Trump has appointed, then put it ALL out there for the American people to see.
32% : Trump could have used use Article II of the Constitution to attempt to adjourn Congress, allowing him to make recess appointments, though the practice is legally untested and could end up before the Supreme Court.
26% : Trump has a stranglehold on the GOP and Gaetz is just one of several of the clown car picks the former television reality star has tapped for top administration posts.
23% : "Trump did have the option of attempting to force through Gaetz's nomination as a recess appointment, though the move would have been highly controversial.
22% : The splitSoon after his nomination by Trump was announced, several Republicans in the chamber expressed skepticism, Murkowski commenting: "I don't think it's a serious nomination for the attorney general.

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