Matt Gaetz Gets OAN Talk Show After Failed U.S. Attorney General Bid, Quitting Congress

Matt Webb Mitovich

10 December 2024 at 8:44 am·1-min read

Matt Gaetz — left without a job after resigning from Congress to pursue a U.S. Attorney General position that would not be his — will resurface at OAN (One America News Network), it was announced on Tuesday morning.

According to Politico, OAN’s press release about Gaetz’s hire touts him as both a “powerhouse” and a “mega MAGA investment” for the cable newser. His eponymous, hourlong talk show will air weeknights at 9/8c, premiere date TBA; he will also co-host a video podcast with Dan Ball, host of Real America With Dan Ball.

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Matt Gaetz OAN Talk Show — Courtesy of One America News Network

Gaetz, first elected in 2016 as a U.S. Representative for the state of Florida, resigned from the House on Nov. 13, after President-Elect Donald Trump tapped him to lead the Department of Justice.

But days later, as Democrats pushed for the release of a House Ethics Committee report into Gaetz, the former congressman proactively withdrew his name from consideration for the AG gig. (Gaetz has denied the allegations investigated by the Justice Department and HEC, including a claim that in 2017 he had sex with a woman when she was a minor.)

“While the momentum was strong, it was clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction other than the critical work for the Trump/Vance transition,” Gaetz posted to X on Nov. 21. “There is not time to waste on a needless protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as attorney general.”

Trump soon after chose Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be his U.S. Attorney General.

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