Trump says he is not reconsidering Gaetz nomination for attorney general

FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee Trump holds a rally in Coachella

(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was not reconsidering the nomination of former Congressman Matt Gaetz as attorney general.

Trump, asked if he was reconsidering the nomination, replied “No.” He was speaking in Texas after the launch of a rocket by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Trump did not respond when asked how far he was willing to go to get Gaetz confirmed.

(Reporting by Jasper Ward, editing by David Ljunggren)