It's presumed that Gaetz told him he would be the AG he wanted. "Trump's mandate is that he's going to do what he wants, to spite anyone who hasn't supported him, if need be."
TRUMP’S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES INVESTIGATION AFTER A BOY WINS HIGH SCHOOL GIRL’S POLE VAULT COMPETITION IN MAINE. Rick Ammarati reports. “Unbelievable! I don’t know what Maine is thinking.”