Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., told Newsmax on Friday that former Rep. Matt Gaetz “is the perfect person” to run the Justice Department, pushing back on Republicans who expressed concerns about his nomination.

President-elect Donald Trump announced earlier this week that he will nominate Gaetz, who resigned from his post on Wednesday, to serve as U.S. attorney general.

Several Republican senators, including Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine; Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C.; Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa; and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, have expressed doubts about Gaetz’s chances of being confirmed to the post, with Murkowski saying that he’s not “a serious candidate,” according to Alaska Public Media.

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