The situation with former Florida Republican lawmaker Matt Gaetz seems to be changing by the day, especially in the wake of a bombshell Ethics Committee report detailing his alleged sexual misconduct.

According to the New York Post, Gaetz, during a speech at Turning Point Action’s AmericaFest event, held in Phoenix, Arizona, over the weekend, teased that he might be interested in making a Senate run. 

The tease comes in the wake of Gaetz abruptly leaving Congress after first being nominated by President-elect Donald Trump as his Attorney General, before ultimately withdrawing his name from the consideration list.

Gaetz, at the conservative event, hinted that he might be interested in replacing outgoing Sen. Marco Rubio (FL) who was tapped by Trump to be his Secretary of State.

What did he say?

During his speech at the conference, Gaetz teased the possibility of making a Senate run, which drew applause from some in the audience.

“It seems I may not have had enough support in the United States Senate," Gaetz said, referencing his AG nomination. "Maybe I’ll just run for Marco Rubio’s vacant seat in the United States Senate and join some of those folks."

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The Post pointed out that while many in the audience seemed excited about the possibility, it wasn't clear if Gaetz was being serious or not.

The House Ethics Committee report regarding Gaetz's alleged sexual misconduct was damning, to say the least.

The Post noted:

The House’s draft report about Gaetz alleged that he paid more than $90,000 to 12 women and unfurled evidence of numerous instances of Gaetz meeting with women between early 2017 through mid-2020 “who were paid for sex and/or drugs.”

Secret vote held

The Post, in a separate report, indicated that in December, the House Ethics Committee held a secret vote to determine whether or not to release the Gaetz report.

The full report hasn't yet been released, but what is known, so far, will make any future career possibility for Gaetz in an elected office difficult, to say the least.

Gaetz quickly went on the defense in the wake of the early snippets of the report's release.

"Not even a campaign finance violation. And the people investigating me hated me. Then, the very ‘witnesses’ DOJ deemed not-credible were assembled by House Ethics to repeat their claims absent any cross-examination or challenge from me or my attorneys," he said.