(Haiyun Jiang | The New York Times) Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), center, arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington with Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), right, the vice president-elect, on Wednesday morning, Nov. 20, 2024. Gaetz withdrew from consideration on Nov. 21, saying he was an unfair distraction to the transition.
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