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Matt Gaetz's Next Move Announced
Townhall ^ | 12/11/2024 | Matt Vespa

Posted on 12/11/2024 9:37:25 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) isn’t returning to Congress. He resigned when President-elect Donald J. Trump nominated him as our next attorney general, sending shockwaves through Washington. Gaetz would’ve uprooted all the bad apples at the Department of Justice. There was only one problem: He didn’t have the votes for confirmation. When it became clear that nothing could persuade the few GOP senators who were reportedly dead set against him, he withdrew his name from consideration. So, what’s next for the ex-GOP congressman? He’s taking a media job (via Politico): 

The former lawmaker from Florida's Panhandle and MAGA provocateur will soon host his own hourlong political talk show on OAN, which heavily supports President-elect Donald Trump. OAN promoted the show in a series of graphics on Tuesday and called Gaetz a "powerhouse" in a release, describing the hire as a "mega MAGA investment" that will air weeknights at 9 p.m. 

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At OAN, Gaetz will also co-host a video podcast with Dan Ball, host of "Real America with Dan Ball," that the network said would feature "unfiltered conversations" for Gen Z, Millennials and early Gen Xers. 

Gaetz praised the network in a statement for embracing platforms like streaming, apps, podcasts and social media, which he called places "where Americans are going." Trump during his 2024 run similarly embraced alternative media sources to reach voters.

Gaetz was also the subject of an ethics report that hasn’t been made public, as congressional Republicans have blocked its release. It hasn’t stopped portions of it from being leaked. Mr. Gaetz has vociferously denied the allegations, some of which are overly salacious.



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: mattgaetz

1 posted on 12/11/2024 9:37:25 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Um I thought he won reelection so can join new congress in January??


2 posted on 12/11/2024 9:41:37 AM PST by Reddy (BO stinks)
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To: SeekAndFind

He can but won’t.


3 posted on 12/11/2024 9:42:34 AM PST by bwest
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To: Reddy

Jethro resigned. You resign; you don’t get a do-over. It’s over.


4 posted on 12/11/2024 9:44:02 AM PST by Oystir ( )
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what a waste


5 posted on 12/11/2024 9:52:52 AM PST by imabadboy99
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To: SeekAndFind

Unless there is some twist in this story I will be sorely disappointed at Gaetz.


6 posted on 12/11/2024 9:54:23 AM PST by Lazamataz (The BEST birthday present I ever got WAS DONALD TRUMP WINNING IN 2024!!!)
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To: Lazamataz

There has to be more to this story. I cant believe he would make the choices he made to end up as a talking head on OAN.Unless he went full retard.


7 posted on 12/11/2024 10:07:00 AM PST by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: SeekAndFind

I had a interesting thought....
The replacement for Rush?
Since he left us, there really hasn’t been anyone good out there.


8 posted on 12/11/2024 10:10:01 AM PST by Zathras
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To: Zathras
If Gaetz is half as good as the Steve Bannon war room pandemic its another podcast that drives a nail into the main stream media.

Kudos to Gaetz.

9 posted on 12/11/2024 10:32:22 AM PST by spokeshave (Proud Boys, Angry Dads. Grumpy Grandads & Curmudgeons)
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To: spokeshave

Rush was funny.


10 posted on 12/11/2024 10:32:45 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: spokeshave

PS...just monitor the following of Bannon and Gaetz.


11 posted on 12/11/2024 10:34:01 AM PST by spokeshave (Proud Boys, Angry Dads. Grumpy Grandads & Curmudgeons)
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To: SeekAndFind

Nobody will watch


12 posted on 12/11/2024 10:43:14 AM PST by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Cable news networks are so last century.

Gaetz unlike Spike Gowdy was a pot stirrer to use a sanitized term.

I thought his handling of the McCarthy Speaker vote was not well played.

Voting present left a bad taste in my mouth and is more typical of a cheap politician who wanted to have it both ways than a man of principle.

Voting present was Barry Soetoro’s favorite trick.

But Fox News which is the mouthpiece for the Republican wing of the Uniparty does not want people stirring up the swamp.

They will stick with party recruits like the Dana Purina’s, Spike Gowdy’s and Karl Rove’s who have a lifetime membership card to the GOPe.

No matter to me, I cut the cable in 2016.


13 posted on 12/11/2024 10:50:15 AM PST by Biblebelter
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To: SeekAndFind

I think Gaetz may just be passing time until the next gubnatorial cycle in Fl. There’s talk he wants to run for Governor.


14 posted on 12/11/2024 10:50:54 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: SeekAndFind

OAN, hunh? That’s OK, OAN has a goodly number of bomb throwers, Gaetz will augment an already respectable cadre of them. I especially like Dr. Gina, she lobs them in so gently you are always surprised at the detonation.

And Steve Bannon does not mess around. That is the very definition of scorched earth.


15 posted on 12/11/2024 11:06:11 AM PST by alloysteel (This is yet another test. There are no right or wrong answers, only the correct response for you.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

I think Gaetz may just be passing time until the next gubnatorial cycle in Fl. There’s talk he wants to run for Governor.

Sounds good to me.....Governor Matthew Gaetz.......yeah!


16 posted on 12/11/2024 11:27:45 AM PST by Dawgreg
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To: Georgia Girl 2

That is another very good possibility!


17 posted on 12/11/2024 12:21:56 PM PST by Zathras
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To: SeekAndFind

Make him a Senator to replace Rubio. If they hated him in Congress, let him be in the Senate and drive Bitch Mc Connell mad.


18 posted on 12/11/2024 12:23:18 PM PST by Glad2bnuts
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To: SeekAndFind

A “Gaetz-Lake Clean Elections Commission” would make a nice counterpart to D.O.G.E. - but I agree that Gaetz has his eye on his state’s 2026 governor’s race...and Lake should have her eye on the 2026 AZ race, also.


19 posted on 12/11/2024 12:27:51 PM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Mr. Jeeves

If that’s the case, maybe this was something planned to remove him and the investigations from the public eye for the next two years. His effectiveness as a MAGA voice was reduced to pot stirrer because of the allegations. Maybe Trump wanted Bondi all along, and this whole thing was designed and planned to make her confirmation easier as the lesser of two evils for the squishes in the senate, while giving cover to Gaetz for the governor run. Just a theory


20 posted on 12/11/2024 12:37:42 PM PST by cport (How can political capital be spent on a bunch of ingrates)
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