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Path to the Presidency: Matt Gaetz withdraws

2024/11/23
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卡特里奥娜·佩里报道了特朗普政府的最新动态,重点关注盖茨撤回司法部长提名。盖茨撤回提名的原因是,他认为这会分散特朗普总统当选人的注意力。这一事件发生在特朗普政府其他内阁成员任命和政策议程日益明朗的背景下。苏米·索马斯坎达讨论了盖茨撤回提名的背景,包括众议院道德委员会对盖茨的调查以及他可能缺乏参议院的支持。凯拉·爱泼斯坦指出,盖茨的撤回令人惊讶,因为他通常不会轻易放弃。她还讨论了特朗普提名邦迪为司法部长以及布兰奇为副司法部长的决定。

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As the US President-elect continues to assemble his top team, it hasn’t been plain sailing. His nomination of Matt Gaetz for the attorney general role led to days of headlines and frenzied analysis by the media and online. Now, after less than a week, he’s withdrawn.

On Thursday afternoon, Caitríona Perry spoke with Sumi Somaskanda and digital reporter Kayla Epstein to discuss this bombshell and the other appointments President Trump has made this week.

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