(November 21, 2024 at 1:46 pm)Angrboda Wrote:Quote:Former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) announced in a social media post Thursday that he was withdrawing his bid to be attorney general for President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, saying his confirmation was “unfairly becoming a distraction.” “There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle,” Gaetz said after meeting with senators on Wednesday.
~ Washington Post
Translation: "Despite three days of schmoozing, I still haven't rustled up enough support to be confirmed, so to avoid the embarrassment of defeat, I'm withdrawing my name."
