Matt Gaetz says he’ll fight for Trump “from the New Perch,” not return to Congress

Former nominated general prosecutor Matt Gaetz said he is serious about ending Congress, although he is ready to do “anything” as president-elect Donald Trump she could ask him further.

Friday, November 22, the the Florida congressman recently resigned shared in an interview with a right-wing personality Charlie Kirk that he has “other goals in life” that he is looking to pursue and has no plans to return to the House after retirement the nomination of the general prosecutor amid a sex-for-hire scandal on November 21.

“I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch,” Gaetz, 42, said. “I had no intention of joining the (upcoming) 119th Congress. There are a number of fantastic Floridians who have come forward to run for my seat, people who have inspired through their heroism, their public service. I’m actually excited to see Northwest Florida reach new heights and have great representation.”

Gaetz — who has denied long-running allegations of sex trafficking, underage sex and illicit drug use — added that even if he won’t be the next attorney general, he still plans to “fight for President Trump” and make “Whatever he asks of me, like I’ve always done,” calling his eight years in Congress “probably enough time.”

The politician was previously investigated by the Department of Justice in a sex trafficking investigationalthough the federal government declined to press charges. The House Ethics Committee then began investigating similar allegations, and when it was announced they would release their findings this month, Gaetz resigned his congressional seat.

Speaking to Kirk on Friday, Gaetz also offered praise former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondiwhom Trump nominated for attorney general hours after Gaetz withdrew his nomination. He called Trump’s second choice a “phenomenal attorney general” while praising her “legal acumen.”

“Even though the road will take me to a different station in life and a different place to fight for our agenda and President Trump, we have a great person in place,” he said.

Gaetz announced Thursday on X (formerly Twitter) that he was withdrawing his nomination after he “unfairly became a distraction” to Trump’s transition to the White House and vice president-elect. JD Vance.

The politician wrote that he is “fully committed to seeing that Donald J. Trump is the most successful president in history,” while explaining that he would not be ready to take on the responsibilities so soon given his scandal.

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New nominee Bondi, 59, has a history as a lobbyist for the Qatari government, a lawyer at the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute think tank and a Fox News contributor. She promoted the president-elect’s false claims of electoral fraud after he left office in 2019.

“For too long, the partisan Justice Department has been weaponized against me and other Republicans — Not anymore,” Trump said in announcing Bondi’s nomination on Nov. 21.