
President-elect Donald Trump has endorsed Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis to replace Matt Gaetz in the US House of Representatives.
Gaetz stepped down from his seat in the House earlier this month after Trump nominated him to lead the Department of Justice. He withdrew his bid for attorney general last week as allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug mounted. The House Ethics Committee was reportedly set to release a “highly damaging” report on their investigation into these allegations just two days after Gaetz resigned.