Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his candidacy for U.S. attorney general

Republican Matt Gaetz withdrew his candidacy from consideration for the position of attorney general and head of the U.S. Department of Justice. He announced on November 21.

"I had great meetings with Senators and am grateful for their thoughtful feedback and the incredible support of so many. Despite the strong momentum, it is clear that my confirmation would unfairly become a distraction to the important work of [Donald] Trump and Vance's transition team," he wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) social media page.

Gaetz also noted that he is convinced that "Trump will save America" and become "the most successful president in history."

The Fifth Corner: what Trump intends to "clean up" the Pentagon for

Army loyalty is a key element of the 47th U.S. president's strategy

Trump nominated Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz to head the U.S. Department of Justice on Nov. 13. The Florida Republican is an active Trump supporter and one of his staunchest allies.

Later, the TV channel NBC News indicated that representatives of the U.S. Department of Justice were shocked by the decision of the winner of the election of President Donald Trump to appoint Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz to the post of head of the agency - Attorney General. It is noted that some of them considered such a decision crazy, as he has no experience as a prosecutor, and directly with the Ministry of Justice Republican in his time interacted only as a suspect in the case of crimes of a sexual nature.

The election for the 47th president of the United States took place on November 5. In the national vote, Trump received 51% of the vote, while the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris received 47.4%. Later, the politician, speaking to supporters, called himself the 47th President of the United States and said that his goal as head of state considers the end of military conflicts in the world.