Matt Gaetz said he is “reviewing the opportunity” of running for Florida Governor in 2026 following his resignation from Congress in November after the President tapped him to lead the Department of Justice as US Attorney General.
The current Governor, Ron DeSantis, is unable to seek reelection because of term limits.
The former lawmaker and former Attorney General Nominee told Fox News that he will take “active steps toward a run” near the end of the year if he ultimately decides to throw his hat in the ring. Increasing prices for Florida residents is something he says he is “deeply concerned” about. “I know how to fight the special interests who’ve increased prices in my home state,” he said.
Gaetz has said he does not plan to return to Congress and recently posted a cryptic tweet saying he will fight to save our country from “a different post.” Two days later, as The Gateway Pundit reported, Gaetz posted an image of the Flordia state flag on X, leading many to believe he’s contemplating a run for Governor in 2026.
Gaetz’s prospects for Governor are well-known and widely reported on. Recent polling data shows Gaetz leading in a hypothetical matchup between Gaetz, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL), Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), and Democratic State Sen. Shev Jones.
In late November, Gaetz withdrew his name from being considered for AG due to the unfair distraction from President Trump’s next term caused by the Deep State and RINOs’ attempts to sabotage his Senate confirmation with junk allegations of sex trafficking.
A House Ethics Committee investigation was reopened in 2023 as Gaetz ramped up challenges to former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was later ousted by Gaetz’s Motion to Vacate the chair. Later, when Gaetz threatened to bring a Motion to Vacate against McCarthy in October 2023, McCarthy’s RINO allies began threatening to expel Gaetz based on the Committee’s investigation.
It should be noted that the Ethics Committee revived the junk allegations against Gaetz, even after the Biden DOJ exonerated Gaetz of criminal wrongdoing and dropped the charges in February 2023.
Gaetz left Congress after Trump nominated him for AG, stripping the Ethics Committee of jurisdiction over him as a private citizen, but that didn’t stop them from continuing to weaponize the committee in an unprecedented move.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, the House Ethics panel secretly voted to release its lawfare report on Matt Gaetz last month before the end of the Congressional session. Republicans hold a majority on the Committee, suggesting that RINOs on the Committee voted with Democrats to smear Gaetz with allegations that were already debunked by Biden’s DOJ. The report alleged that Gaetz made tens of thousands of dollars in payments to women for sex while he was a member of Congress and committed other so-called ‘crimes.’
The Gateway Pundit reported that Gaetz responded to the report in explosive fashion with a series of tweets. This included testimony from witnesses saying she “never charged anyone anything” and they “never discussed money.” “This is testimony from one of the alleged ‘prostitutes’ that you won’t see in the report!” Gaetz said. “Giving funds to someone you are dating – that they didn’t ask for – and that isn’t ‘charged’ for sex is now prostitution?!?”
In September 2024, The Gateway Pundit reported on Gaetz’s “final response” to the Ethics Committee. the fix is in,” says Gaetz, calling the investigation a “political payback exercise, devoid of adequate due process, riddled with leaks, and now seeking deeply personal information that is no business of Congress.” Gaetz provided the committee with evidence showing how he was framed by Democrat prosecutors who wanted to take down Republican politicians and how the Committee’s star witness admitted that he fabricated allegations of sex trafficking against Gaetz in exchange for a lesser prison sentence. Read more here:
Gaetz has denied all allegations of wrongdoing.
Gaetz has since joined One America News Network’s (OANN) primetime lineup, hosting “The Matt Gaetz Show” every weeknight, The Gateway Pundit reported.
He said on X Wednesday that he will be addressing the Fox report on his show tonight at 9pm EST.
I will be addressing this report tonight at 9pm est on @OANN https://t.co/Pc4YP2lLZ2
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) January 8, 2025
The Gateway Pundit will continue to provide updates on Gaetz’s potential bid for Governor of Florida.
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