Trump dropped Matt Gaetz after complaining about high political cost of defending him

President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to salvage Matt Gaetz’s nomination for attorney general failed due to lack of political capital, prompting Gaetz to withdraw and be replaced by Pam Bondi. Bondi, a former Florida attorney general, is seen as a more suitable candidate with experience and without personal baggage. Meanwhile, scrutiny has shifted to Pete Hegseth’s nomination to run the Pentagon’s global bureaucracy amid concerns about his past handling of a sexual assault accusation.

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