Was I wrong about Matt Gaetz?
Matt Gaetz withdrawal makes me believe the GOP may be weak.
No, it's the world that is wrong.
Recently, I wrote an article about how I thought Donald Trump nominated Matt Gaetz to make the rest of his party would go along with his nonsense.
Bennett Tomlin
Since I published that Matt Gaetz has announced that he will be withdrawing himself from consideration for the Attorney General position.
Gaetz, in a post on X, says he decided this following "excellent meetings with Senators," who conveyed to him that his nomination would lead to a "needlessly protracted Washington scuffle."
What this means, based on reporting from The Bulwark, is Trump called Matt Gaetz and told him, "You don't have the votes; these senators are not moving." This comes several days after reporting that Trump was “heavily working the phones” to drum up support for Gaetz.
