Senators react to Gaetz decision to withdraw from as attorney general pick

After a meeting with US senators on Capitol Hill, Matt Gaetz said on X that his nomination was 'becoming a distraction to the critical work' of the new Trump administration. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Kevin Cramer, the Republican senator for North Dakota, said: 'There's a sense of relief about it, of course. I think he did a pretty noble thing – frankly, an honorable thing – by getting out himself' Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration to be Trump’s attorney general ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/21/matt-gaetz-attorney-general-nomination Those who try to emulate Teflon Trump often come unstuck – just ask Gaetz ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/21/trump-matt-gaetz-analysis 'There's a sense of relief about it of course, I think he did a pretty noble thing frankly, an honorable thing by getting out himself,' said Republican senator from North Dakota, Kevin Cramer. The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #mattgaetz #attorneygeneral #usa #trump #donaldtrump #uselection2024 #uselection #politics