CNN's Dana Bash Asks Ex-RNC Chair What's Behind The Common Thread' Of Trump Appointees Being Accused of Sexual Assault

"I think the numbers weren't there. He came here. He met with senators. They started doing the math. It was becoming a distraction," McDaniel said, emphasizing the impact of ongoing allegations against Gaetz. "This was dominating the news. We were seeing the drip, drip, drip. And he did what I think is the right thing. He put his loyalty to the president first."

"I can say about Matt Gaetz says he is unequivocally loyal to Donald Trump, and he always has been," McDaniel asserted, reflecting on Gaetz's steadfast support. "President Trump has said often the biggest mistake he felt he made in that first term was Jeff Sessions... This position is very important to him."

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