Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who was President-elect Donald Trump's first choice to become attorney general remove their name from considerationOn the far-right, Trump-supporting One America News Network, Gaetz's wife, Ginger Gaetz, will have her own show on the network's website. Confirmed Tuesday morning.
Gaetz's next steps after resigning from Congress are unclear Has taken back From considering becoming the next US Attorney General, facing Release of House Ethics Committee report Regarding allegations of past misconduct. cnn It was first reported that Gaetz would have his own show on OANN.
Gaetz's wife said in a social media post that the show, called The Matt Gaetz Show, would launch in January.
OANN has a reputation for being friendly toward Trump, and settled a defamation lawsuit with voting machine company Smartmatic following the network's 2020 election coverage. Following the 2020 election, Trump repeated baseless claims about voter fraud fueled by the network and OANN personality Chanel Rion. amplified Unfounded claims that voters in the 2020 presidential election were.
The network was dropped by DirecTV in 2022, although it still airs on Verzion FIOS and other distributors, and in 2020, on YouTube. Suspended OANN's account is accused of violating its COVID-19 misinformation policy.
New show comes in a few weeks Gaetz resigns from Congress Shortly after Trump announced his intention to nominate her as Attorney General, raising questions on release A years-long report by the House Ethics Committee investigated whether he was involved in sexual misconduct. House Republicans Ultimately voted to block The report was released since Gaetz was no longer a member of Congress.