Senate Republicans were mixed in their reaction to the news that Matt Gaetz had dropped out of contention to become President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general.

Reactions ranged from relief to disappointment but a common theme was respect for Gaetz to see the writing on the wall and remove himself from what promised to be a contentious confirmation hearing.

“He must have gotten some signals yesterday during conversations he was having with senators that this was going to be a distraction,” Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., said, according to The Hill. “Good on him to recognize that and be self-aware.”

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