Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., shut down rumors Tuesday that he may very well be leaving Capitol Hill to affix President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration.
Moskowitz was rumored to be Trump’s prime contender to guide the Federal Emergency Administration Company, CNN first reported Monday.
The Florida Democrat has emerged as a number one voice for bipartisanship among the many left. He was the primary Home Democrat to affix the Home Delivering Excellent Authorities Effectivity Caucus, a mini caucus working in tandem with the brand new Division of Authorities Effectivity, created by Trump and headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
“I believe there’s at all times areas for bipartisanship,” Moskowitz beforehand advised USA TODAY “Bipartisanship isn’t lifeless.”
However regardless of experiences that he might grow to be the primary elected Democrat tapped to affix Trump’s group, Moskowitz mentioned Tuesday he isn’t going wherever.
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“I respect the hypothesis however I’m staying in Congress and working for re-election,” Moskowitz wrote in a post on X. “It’s an honor to serve the folks of Florida’s twenty third district.”
Earlier than being elected to Congress in 2022, Moskowitz served in Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ cupboard because the state’s emergency administration coordinator throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trump has moved swiftly since profitable the 2024 presidential election to start out assembling his second administration Cupboard. Amongst his picks up to now are former Democrats Robert F. Kennedy for Secretary of Well being and Human Providers and Tulsi Gabbard for Director of Nationwide Intelligence.
Following his preliminary assertion Tuesday afternoon, Moskowitz added in a follow-up publish, “To be clear, nothing was ever supplied.”
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