Sen. Schmitt removes name from Trump cabinet consideration

Missouri U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt says he has removed his name from consideration for a Trump Administration cabinet position. 

Schmitt took to X, formerly Twitter, in a Monday post, saying that he ran for the U.S. Senate to represent the people of the Show Me State. 

The former Missouri Attorney General was reportedly being considered for the U.S. Attorney General at one point before saying he bowed out of consideration. 

The Republican says that he will help to select judges and work to move President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda in the United States Senate. 

He says “we need America First fighters who don’t just say they support the agenda, but who are willing to stand in the breach and actually fight for it.” 

Schmitt helped Trump to prepare for a presidential debate and had been stumping for Trump on the campaign trail in recent weeks. 

His work raised questions about whether Schmitt was aiming for the U.S. attorney general job or another cabinet position. 

Schmitt’s announcement could also signal that President-elect Trump has someone else in mind for the attorney general’s job.