{"id":2369089,"date":"2024-11-14T17:14:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T22:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-declines-to-back-gaetz-before-senate-holds-confirmation-hearing-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T17:14:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T22:14:55","slug":"cruz-declines-to-back-gaetz-before-senate-holds-confirmation-hearing-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-declines-to-back-gaetz-before-senate-holds-confirmation-hearing-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruz declines to back Gaetz before Senate holds confirmation hearing &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcruz-declines-to-back-gaetz-before-senate-holds-confirmation-hearing-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2369089&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has chosen not to support former Representative Matt Gaetz as the next Attorney General ahead of a\u2062 challenging Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">confirmation hearing<\/a>. In a recent interview with\u200d Newsmax, Cruz indicated that he would make a\u200b decision on Gaetz&#8217;s nomination only after the confirmation hearings, which will evaluate the nominee&#8217;s qualifications.\u200b Gaetz&#8217;s nomination by President-elect Donald Trump surprised many in Washington, including Cruz, who noted \u200dthat it was a shock to\u200d the Senate. Although there \u2063is a Republican majority in the Senate, there is no assurance that all members will back Gaetz, \u2062with some, like Senator Susan Collins (R-ME),\u200b already voicing opposition. If confirmed, Gaetz would be among\u2062 the youngest Attorneys General in U.S. history but his past controversies, including conflicts with former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, may complicate his confirmation \u200cprocess.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Cruz declines to back Gaetz before Senate holds confirmation hearing<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1734990\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ted-cruz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-TX) joined a growing group of Republicans in the upper chamber refusing to pledge support for former Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/matt-gaetz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Matt Gaetz<\/a> as the next attorney general ahead of a tough Senate confirmation battle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Texas senator suggested during a Newsmax interview Thursday that would he make his decision about whether to back Gaetz only after a confirmation hearing is held to assess the ex-Florida lawmaker&rsquo;s &ldquo;merits.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When President-elect Donald Trump nominated Gaetz to lead the Department of Justice on Wednesday, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3229390\/washington-reacts-trump-taps-gaetz-attorney-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">stunned<\/a> Washington, with Cruz commenting that the pick was &ldquo;very surprising to the entirety of the Senate.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After Cruz was pressed by Newsmax host Bianca de la Garza about whether he&rsquo;d vote to confirm Gaetz, the Texas senator deflected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll assess the nominee on the merits. But there is a process that will unfold that examines a particular nominee&rsquo;s background, their experience, and their suitability for a role,&rdquo; Cruz said after noting that Gaetz would undergo a &ldquo;vigorous vetting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I will say, that was a pick that was, I think, very surprising to the entirety of the Senate. And so we&#8217;ll assess the nominee on the merits, but there&#8217;s a process that will unfold&hellip;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tedcruz<\/a> on the nomination of Matt Gaetz for attorney general<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BiancaDLGarza?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BiancaDLGarza<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YAufZoHmzL\">pic.twitter.com\/YAufZoHmzL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEWSMAX\/status\/1857133991813636209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Gaetz is headed to a likely grueling Senate confirmation battle. Republicans have a comfortable three-seat majority in the Senate, but there is no guarantee every Republican will be on board with Trump&rsquo;s pick.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Several Republicans in the upper chamber have already indicated they may not back the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-ag-nominee-wont-commit-to-keeping-durham-as-special-counsel\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s AG nominee won\u2019t commit to keeping Durham as special counsel\">attorney general nominee<\/a>, with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) leading the GOP opposition to Trump&rsquo;s DOJ pick.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At 42 years old, the Floridian would be one of the youngest attorneys general in U.S. history if he is confirmed. Gaetz has<strong> <\/strong>spent only seven years in Washington. After securing a law degree from the College of William &amp; Mary in Virginia, Gaetz spent several years in the Florida state House before winning his race to represent the state&rsquo;s 1st Congressional District in 2017.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) speaks to reporters in the spin room after a presidential debate between President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump in Atlanta, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo\/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gaetz was known to fuel intraparty fights during his time in the lower chamber, gaining particular notice for his feud with former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Gaetz played a key role in ousting McCarthy from his position last year after a disagreement on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">passing government spending bills<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The former house speaker kept up his criticism for Gaetz on Thursday, saying, &ldquo;I think the choices [Trump&rsquo;s nominations] are very good, except one.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Gaetz won&rsquo;t get confirmed. Everybody knows that&rdquo; McCarthy said during a Bloomberg Television interview Wednesday before adding that the Floridian &ldquo;couldn&rsquo;t win in a Republican conference.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&ldquo;The choices are very good, except one. Gaetz won&rsquo;t get confirmed. Everybody knows that,&rdquo; Former House Speaker&nbsp;Kevin&nbsp;McCarthy tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/haslindatv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@haslindatv<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ygl9HnWcVx\">pic.twitter.com\/Ygl9HnWcVx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; annmarie hordern (@annmarie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/annmarie\/status\/1857001346546667906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has backed Gaetz&rsquo;s nomination even as Republican chiefs in the upper chamber such as Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) have expressed skepticism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everyone who served with him will tell you he is one of the most intelligent members of the Congress. He&rsquo;s an accomplished attorney,&rdquo; Johnson said on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1734990\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1734990\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cruz withholds support for Gaetz before Senate confirmation hearing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2369090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/secret-service-ted-cruz-445-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45014,4105,3624,3740,32076],"class_list":["post-2369089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-confirmation-hearing","tag-cruz","tag-gaetz","tag-senate","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/secret-service-ted-cruz-445-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2369089"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2369093,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369089\/revisions\/2369093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2369090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2369089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2369089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2369089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}