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The Daily Punch

How far can Trump push Gaetz — and Senate Republicans?

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

News, Politics, Government

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🗓️ 21 November 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Former Rep. Matt Gaetz's floundering nomination to serve as attorney general is making some GOP senators fear that President-elect Donald Trump is leaving them out to dry. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at punchbowl.news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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And I'm Jake Sherman.

0:45.2

And welcome to The Daily Punch.

0:46.6

Brought to you by Punchable News. It's Thursday, November 21st, 2024.

0:50.4

Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, how far will Trump push Senate Republicans on gates?

0:58.4

Number two, House Dems vibe for top committee spots. And number three, the latest from the vault. The BRT launches a six-figure ad buy.

1:06.6

All right, Jake, let's get into it. We are leading Punch Bull News a.m. this morning with a look at the big question,

1:13.9

is President-elect Donald Trump leaving his closest Senate allies out to dry?

1:18.3

Some of them fear that's exactly what's happening with former representative Matt Gates' floundering nomination to serve as Attorney General.

1:27.8

We wrote in Wednesday's PM edition that a strategic divide has emerged between Trump's

1:32.7

transition team and his biggest Senate boosters.

1:36.4

Sources familiar with the process say the Trump team has yet to articulate a clear plan

1:40.4

for winning the confirmation fight as even some public gate supporters in the Senate tell

1:45.6

us they see no pathway to 50 votes.

1:48.2

An interesting dynamic that is playing out and that will play out for potentially the next

1:53.1

two months, Jake.

1:54.5

Yeah, here's the issue, Anna.

1:56.5

There's two issues at hand.

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