Trump to nominate Florida's Matt Gaetz to be attorney general

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : Trump has already tapped Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik for his ambassador to the United Nations and Rep. Mike Waltz of Florida to serve as his national security adviser.
66% : Gaetz has used similar rhetoric, which suggests that as attorney general he might be willing to wield the department's enormous power in a way that aligns with the vision Trump championed during the campaign.
65% : In a statement on his Truth Social account earlier in the day, Trump called Gaetz a "deeply gifted and tenacious attorney" and said he "has distinguished himself in Congress through his focus on achieving desperately needed reform at the Department of Justice.
60% : Close Trump allyFor years, Gaetz has been a close ally of Trump on Capitol Hill.
50% : President-elect Donald Trump selected Matt Gaetz to serve as his attorney general, tapping the combative Florida Republican to the key post as Trump potentially aims to rein in the independence of the Justice Department.
36% : ""Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System," Trump added.
30% : "Trump campaigned on the idea of seeking vengeance against his perceived enemies, including those in the Justice Department.
28% : Gaetz also supported Trump during his New York criminal trial.

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