'Tide has changed': Ex-Trump staffer says GOP lawmakers see president-elect as 'lame duck'
- GOP lawmakers view the president-elect, Donald Trump, as a lame duck and are preparing to counteract his past actions, according to Anthony Scaramucci.
- Former Rep. Matt Gaetz's actions were labeled disqualifying, indicating a shift among Senate Republicans regarding Trump.
- Scaramucci mentioned that newly nominated Pam Bondi will align with Trump's views but not follow his past actions.
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Scaramucci: GOP Senators Rejected Gaetz Because Trump Becoming 'Lame Duck'
Former Trump communications director Anthony Scaramucci claimed Thursday on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" that President-elect Donald Trump's first nominee for Attorney General, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), was rejected by Republican senators because the newly elected president is becoming a "lame duck" before he is sworn in.
'Tide has changed': Ex-Trump staffer says GOP lawmakers see president-elect as 'lame duck'
A former Donald Trump staffer said the Matt Gaetz flameout showed Republican senators were more willing to oppose the once and future president in his second term.The Florida Republican withdrew his nomination Thursday after just eight days, three days short of Anthony Scaramucci's 11-day tenure as Trump's communications director – a measure of time he jokingly calls a "Mooch" – and he told CNN that episode shows the president-elect doesn't have…
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