Gaetz withdraws as attorney general nominee

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🗓️ 21 November 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

This week, the crew breaks down former rep. Matt Gaetz's sudden withdrawal as Trump's intended nominee for attorney general.

Then, Libby Casey, James Hohmann and JM Rieger examine president-elect Donald Trump's promises: What does he say he will do on his first day in office? And what priorities will come later?

Plus, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is Trump's pick for Health and Human Services secretary – but will his proposed policy changes conflict with big business priorities? And can he actually take the flouride out of your water?

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0:00.0	We got this.
0:02.0	We're going to do this.
0:04.0	Make America great again.
0:07.0	How can you be against this?
0:08.0	We are not going back.
0:14.0	Welcome to Sidebar from the Washington Post.
0:19.0	I'm Libby Casey and I'm joined by colonist James Holman and our most frequent flyer,
0:25.4	J.M. Rieger, senior video journalist.
0:28.0	We're missing Rhonda Colvin today because she is on Capitol Hill.
0:31.3	She was chasing news about the House Ethics Report on Matt Gates, but now there is breaking
0:36.0	news.
0:36.9	Matt Gates has withdrawn from consideration
0:38.9	to be Trump's attorney general. Now, that is breaking just as we record sidebar, but here's what we can
0:45.2	tell you. Gates announced to this news on social media this afternoon, Thursday afternoon,
0:50.3	writing that he had excellent meetings with senators yesterday, and he appreciated their
0:57.2	thoughtful feedback. He goes on to claim that the momentum was strong, but, quote, it was clear
1:03.0	that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction. Now, our colleague Leanne Caldwell reports
1:08.5	that Mitch McConnell's reaction to Gates' withdrawing was,
1:11.4	I think that was appropriate.
1:13.1	James, how did we get here?
1:14.0	Because it sounded like Donald Trump was willing to take on this fight.
1:16.2	There were about 30 Republican senators who privately did not want to vote for Gates,
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