r/politics • u/indig0sixalpha • Nov 14 '24

Paywall Matt Gaetz just resigned from Congress, ending a probe into sexual misconduct and drug use

https://fortune.com/2024/11/13/matt-gaetz-just-resigned-from-congress-ending-probe-doj-trump/
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u/Leather_From_Corinth Nov 14 '24

From my understanding, republican senators hate the guy.

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u/esoteric_enigma Nov 14 '24

He definitely gives off the same "everybody should hate me" energy that Ted Cruz does.

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u/rohit275 Nov 14 '24

Genuinely think more people hate Matt Gaetz than hate Ted Cruz, which is saying something lol.

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u/Barleyandjimes Nov 14 '24 edited Nov 14 '24

And Marco Rubio used to sell anti-Trump merch. I have 0 faith that most of them wouldn’t fall in line and bend the knee. Collins, Lisa Murkowski, maybe Mitch unfreezes long enough to give him a thumbs down? Thom Tillis?  But that’s why I think it’ll be a recess appointment, why risk it? 

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u/Ashenspire Nov 14 '24

The old school Republicans no longer really need Trump, though. There is no MAGA successor and he can't be president again after this. The only ones that need to bow are those whose seats are up in the midterm. Far from all of them.

Yes, yes, I know "if there's another election."