Who is Matt Gaetz, Trump's pick to serve as US Attorney General

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : His caption echoed the language Trump once used to address the extremist Proud Boys: "Standing back, and standing by, Mr. President.
47% : He travelled to New York earlier this year when Trump stood trial in his hush-money case and shared a photo of himself and other congressional Republicans standing behind Trump.
46% : Having just won his fifth term representing much of the Florida Panhandle, Gaetz, 42, has been a frequent defender of Trump on cable news.
39% : Gaetz has been a staunch defender of Trump but at times has irked fellow Republicans, including in last year's leadership debate in the House chamber.
32% : In picking Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, Trump is looking to install a fierce loyalist who has been seen as divisive even within his own party.
6% : Just hours before Trump announced his nomination, Gaetz wrote a post on X that echoed Trump's frequent claims that he has been unfairly targeted by the justice system.

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