What Trump said to Matt Gaetz in bleak phone call sealing his fate

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

84% : Senator Markwayne Mullin, who clashed with Gaetz in the past but had sounded more positive after Wednesday's meetings, said: I think because of the reports that were coming out, it was probably a good decision.'Trump must now find a new attorney general and Gaetz will have to find a new jobGaetz at Mar-a-Lago last week at a reception for the America First Policy InstituteCollins said Gaetz had 'put country first.'It means Trump must go back to the drawing board in his search for an attorney general.
51% : And a strong A.G. is central to everything Trump wants to get started on on day one ... immigration, overhauling the D.O.J. ...'Matt Gaetz was on Capitol Hill Wednesday for what insiders described as 'introduction meetings' with key Republican senators who would decide whether he would be confirmed as Donald Trump's U.S. attorney generalHe was accompanied by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance.
48% : But seasoned observers of Trump said it was the only way out.
45% : 'There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I'll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as attorney general,' Gaetz wrote on the social media platform X.'Trump's DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1.'Time is critical to Trump, who is embarking on a one-term presidency.
44% : But sources close to Trump said it was becomingly increasingly clear that Gaetz was unlikely to make it through the Senate confirmation process with the first wave of appointments.
42% : Gaetz made his announcement Thursday, saying he didn't want to be a 'distraction'Gaetz takes a selfie with Trump on January 30, 2018, after the State of the Union addressRead MoreBREAKING NEWS Ethics Committee split on whether Matt Gaetz report on 'sexual misconduct' probe will be releasedCNN said it contacted Gaetz on Thursday morning with details of a second sexual encounter with the 17-year-old, this time involving a second woman.
36% : And a day earlier Trump had made clear he had no plan B if it came to a test of strength.
35% : 'They spoke and Trump made clear that he couldn't move the votes in the direction that they needed to move,' said a source familiar with the phone call.
33% : 'Gaetz's decision came after that.'The pick illustrated how Trump is going about constructing his Cabinet.
9% : Neither Gaetz nor Trump is known for bowing to negative headlines or public outrage.

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