Matt Gaetz has been tapped to join Marco Rubio, Mike Waltz and others in Donald Trump's next cabinet.
Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has congratulated his fellow Sunshine State lawmakers following their selection to serve in President-elect Donald Trump's next administration and issued an update on special elections that will take place to replace them.
As for the state's vacant House seats, dates will be set for a special primary and general election, and voters will decide who replaces Waltz and Gaetz.'Matt is a deeply gifted and tenacious attorney, trained at the William & Mary College of Law, who has distinguished himself in Congress through his focus on achieving desperately needed reform at the Department of Justice,' Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
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