Trump News Live: Matt Gaetz reveals what he thinks of Pam Bondi replacing him as pick for Attorney General

Matt Gaetz has hailed Pam Bondi, his successor arsenic Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General.

Gaetz dropped retired connected Thursday and was rapidly replaced by Bondi.

In a connection connected X, Gaetz said:

Dana White was a quasi-permanent fixture connected Donald Trump's run proceedings arsenic helium threw his afloat enactment down the Republican campaigner successful his bid to question re-election.

The UFC president, who is adjacent friends with the 78-year-old, has been specified an ardent protagonist that helium adjacent stole the limelight during Trump's triumph celebrations astatine Mar-a-Lago aft beating Kamala Harris astatine the ballot box.

But present that Trump has sealed his instrumentality to the White House, the UFC chief wants thing to do with the president-elect's 2nd word - oregon authorities astatine all.

Donald Trump moved rapidly to find a caller campaigner for lawyer wide connected Thursday, announcing the erstwhile Florida A.G. Pam Bondi arsenic his prime to caput the nation's ineligible system.

Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration earlier successful the time erstwhile it became wide that a lingering ungraded meant helium did not person the votes to beryllium confirmed successful the Senate.

'Pam was a authoritative for astir 20 years, wherever she was precise pugnacious connected convulsive criminals, and made the streets harmless for Florida Families,' Trump posted connected Truth Social arsenic helium made the announcement.

Insiders said the charm violative went well.

Matt Gaetz spent Wednesday successful Washington, D.C., with Vice President-elect J.D. Vance gathering 10 cardinal Republican senators helium would request to unafraid his confirmation arsenic Donald Trump's arguable lawyer general.

'Feedback from the senators connected the meetings was precise positive,' said a root adjacent to Vance.

And a time earlier Trump had made wide helium had nary program B if it came to a trial of strength. 'No,' helium told a newsman erstwhile asked whether helium was reconsidering his choice.

But that each unraveled spectacularly connected Thursday, erstwhile Gaetz announced helium was withdrawing from information amid the fallout from a national enactment trafficking investigation.