Don't Count Out Matt Gaetz

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Instead, he staked his fortunes on Trump and quickly captured a restless energy at the center of the MAGA base.
37% : In his statement nominating Gaetz, Trump called him a "tenacious" attorney (he briefly practiced at a northwest Florida law firm and also briefly had his license suspended for unpaid fees) who "will root out the systemic corruption at DOJ, and return the Department to its true mission of fighting Crime, and upholding our Democracy and Constitution.
26% : En route to Washington on Trump's plane with Gaetz on board, Trump ally Boris Epshteyn lobbied Trump to choose Gaetz while Trump's chief of staff Susie Wiles sat blissfully unaware of the development in an adjacent room.
19% : "Trump, looking for a pit bull to attack his enemies, saw one in Gaetz, who fashioned himself into one of Trump's chief defenders during his almost eight years in Congress.
16% : Gaetz and Trump may be banking on the notion that Senate Republicans' need to show loyalty to Trump will override any lingering concerns with Gaetz' fitness for the job.

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