Former Rep. Matt Gaetz told Charlie Kirk he won’t return to Congress. He resigned when President-elect Donald Trump nominated him for attorney general.
But Gaetz withdrew on Thursday.
From the interview:
KIRK: So, Matt, I now have to ask about just what your plans are, and it’s okay. 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% behind Matt Gates by the way. They are very, very upset that. You are not able to get all the way to attorney general, I have to ask, what is next for Matt gates.GAETZ: 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.Charles, 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 my wife and my family.And so I’m going to be fighting for President Trump. I’m going to be doing whatever he asks of me, as I always have, but I think that eight years is probably enough time in the United States Congress. In Florida, our voters got to vote on term limits for state government, and the campaign was eight is enough. And so you can only do eight years in the Florida House of Representatives, and so it seems like a pretty poetic time to allow that. Great new blood to come in to allow my district to have high quality representation and don’t worry. I’m not going anywhere. I’m not taking off for a tropical excursion.For the rest of my life, I am here to. Help save this country. And one thing, you know the great patriots at Turning Point, we need people at every level. We need brilliant lawyers on the outside. We need tough congressmen and congresswomen on the inside.We need a leadership structure under President Trump that’s going to allow for durability of our movement and the ability to continue this great realignment of our politics. And so I’ll play a part in that. I plan to be a big voice, but maybe not as an elected member of the government.
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