And he wrote Trump On his platform, “Truth Social,” a few hours after Gaetz’s withdrawal, “I am honored to announce that the former Attorney General For FloridaPam Bondi will be the next Attorney General.
“For too long, the Department of Justice has been used as a tool against me and other Republicans, but not anymore,” he added.
Bondi served as president of the America First Policy Institute, a strategic organization founded by former Trump administration employees.
Bondi is from Tampa and spent more than 18 years as a prosecutor, noting that she was the first woman to hold the position of attorney general in the state of Florida.
Gates had announced the withdrawal of his candidacy for the position of Minister of Justice after his nomination faced widespread opposition even within his party Republican.
Gates said on the platform X “Despite strong momentum, it is clear that my appointment has unfairly become a distraction from the critical job of the Trump administration’s transition team.”
For his part, Trump was quick to comment on his candidate’s decision to withdraw by predicting a “brilliant future” for him.
Gates is one of several controversial names nominated by Trump to hold key positions in his next administration, including Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth, who he chose to take over as Secretary of Defense, and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy. Kennedy Jr., who was assigned the Ministry of Health and is a billionaire Elon Musk He appointed him head of a new body whose mission was to reduce government costs.
Commenting on Gates’ decision to withdraw, Trump said, “Matt has a wonderful future, and I look forward to watching all the great things he will do.”
Getz, a Republican from the state of Florida, is causing great controversy and polarization. He is accused of paying a sum of money to a 17-year-old minor girl years ago to have sexual intercourse. Sex With him, something he strongly denies.
An investigation was opened against him on charges of drug abuse drugs Transferring campaign funds for personal use and sharing photos And videos Indecent behavior in the House of Representatives, and other charges.
Following Trump’s nomination of him to take over the Ministry of Justice, in a move that Democratic parliamentarians considered provocative, Gates resigned from membership in the House of Representatives, which put an end to a parliamentary investigation that was targeting him.
