Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) joined a growing group of Republicans in the upper chamber refusing to pledge support for former Rep. Matt Gaetz as the next attorney general ahead of a tough Senate confirmation battle.
The Texas senator suggested during a Newsmax interview Thursday that would he make his decision about whether to back Gaetz only after a confirmation hearing is held to assess the ex-Florida lawmaker’s “merits.”
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