Trump's momentum checked by backlash over Gaetz

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : Trump in turn praised the former Florida lawmaker in a post on his Truth Social platform, saying the conservative had a "wonderful future" ahead of him.
66% : As he announced that Bondi would be replacing Gaetz as the nominee for the justice department, Trump suggested she was very much aligned with his plans.
53% : But the Gaetz flop has managed to consume some precious early political capital for Trump.
51% : Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again," Trump said on Truth Social, adding that he had known her for years and she was an "America first fighter".
42% : By Thursday evening, Trump tapped Pam Bondi, another Floridian and the former attorney-general of the Sunshine State, to lead the justice department.
37% : Before Bondi was chosen, Paul Butler, professor at Georgetown Law, said the "working assumption" should be that Trump was seeking retribution and "will nominate for attorney-general a person who's willing to do that".Bondi, who is known to be a close ally of Susie Wiles, who will serve as chief of staff in Trump's second term, is expected to be more easily confirmed by the Senate.
36% : But even if she has an easier time than Gaetz, the drama surrounding him has offered the first opening for Democrats to attack Trump for falling short in tapping the best to lead his second government.

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