In a new interview on Friday, Matt Gaetz revealed that he will not be returning to Congress next year.
Speaking to conservative talk show host Charlie Kirk, Gaetz, who withdrew his attorney general nomination yesterday, said:
“I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch. I do not intend to join the 119th Congress,” CNN reports.
The former Florida representative went on to add:
“There are a number of fantastic Floridians who’ve stepped up to run for my seat, people who have inspired with their heroism, with their public service. And I’m actually excited to see northwest Florida go to new heights and have great representation… I’m going to be fighting for President Trump. I’m going to be doing whatever he asks of me, as I always have. But I think that eight years is probably enough time in the United States Congress.”
Gaetz was elected in 2016 and served up until two weeks ago when he resigned following his nomination by Donald Trump to serve as attorney general.
However, swamped by public scrutiny over his sexual assault allegations and a House ethics committee investigation into the claims, Gaetz retracted his name this week.
In a statement about his nomination withdrawal, Gaetz said:
“While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.”
Venezuelan migrant with ties to Tren de Aragua busted in sick robbery of NYC prosecutor after she caught him masturbating in her home
A Venezuelan migrant with links to Tren de Aragua has been arrested for allegedly robbing one of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s prosecutors in her apartment building after she busted him masturbating, police sources told The Post Wednesday.
Brandon Simosa, 25, who has apparent ties to the vicious prison gang, was nabbed outside the Row Hotel migrant shelter in Midtown Manhattan Tuesday night over the sick ordeal, the sources said.
He is accused of robbing the 38-year-old assistant district attorney when she arrived home to her 44th Street pad at about 2 a.m. Sunday and busted him midway through the lewd act in the building’s hallway.
Simosa allegedly fled with the prosecutor’s phone after she dropped it in the moment, the sources said.
The phone was later traced to the vicinity of the migrant shelter, according to sources.
He was cuffed on a slew of charges, including sexually motivated robbery, grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property.
It wasn’t immediately clear how long the alleged perp has been in the United States, or if he has been staying at one of New York City’s taxpayer-funded migrant shelters.
Still, he already has a lengthy rap sheet in the Big Apple with six other prior arrests in the last five months, according to sources.
Simosa was picked up just last week in Manhattan and later cut loose for grand larceny and criminal mischief, police sources said.
He was also arrested for a string of grand larceny, robbery and transit evasion incidents in Queens between June and August, per sources.
The migrant had been due to face a Queens court on Thursday after taking a guilty plea in the earlier cases, the sources added.
The Manhattan DA’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump Draft Executive Order Would Create Board to Purge Generals
Panel could upend military review process and raise concerns about politicization of military
WASHINGTON—The Trump transition team is considering a draft executive order that establishes a “warrior board” of retired senior military personnel with the power to review three- and four-star officers and to recommend removals of any deemed unfit for leadership.
If Donald Trump approves the order, it could fast-track the removal of generals and admirals found to be “lacking in requisite leadership qualities,” according to a draft of the order reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. But it could also create a chilling effect on top military officers, given the president-elect’s past vow to fire “woke generals,” referring to officers seen as promoting diversity in the ranks at the expense of military readiness.
