Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has provided new details about his plans after leaving Congress and withdrawing from President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination to be U.S. attorney general.
In an interview with Turning Point USA founder and conservative all-star Charlie Kirk, the Florida Republican indicated that he planned to remain active politically.
“So — so Matt, I now have to ask about just what your plans are, and it’s OK if you have to punt on it because you might not know. It’s important to know you resigned from this Congress, not the next Congress. Our audience is 100 percent behind Matt Gaetz, by the way. They are very, very upset that you were not able to get all the way to Attorney General. I have to ask, what is next for Matt Gaetz?” Kirk asked during his talk show last week.
“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. 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,” Gaetz began.
“Charlie, I’ve been in an elected office for 14 years. I first got elected to the State House when I was 26 years old, and I’m 42 now, and I’ve got some other goals in life that I’m eager to pursue with my wife and my family, and so I’m going to be fighting for President Trump,” he continued. “I’m going to be doing whatever he asks of me, as I always have, but I think that 8 years is probably enough time in the United States Congress.