Days after President Trump announced he would give his total endorsement to Rep. Byron Donald (R-FL) if he decides to run for governor of Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis offered his opinion on Donalds.
During a news conference in Tampa Bay, DeSantis was asked about Trump’s endorsement of Donalds for governor.
DeSantis responded, “We’ve achieved victories in Florida. We need to start achieving those victories up there.”
He added, “You got a guy like Byron — he just hasn’t been a part of any of the victories that we’ve had here over the left these last years.”
DeSantis concluded his remarks by floating the possibility of his wife Casey running for Governor.
The Florida governor stated, “I won by the biggest margin that any Republican has ever won a governor’s race here in Florida. She (Casey) would do better than me,”
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BREAKING: DeSantis responds to Trump’s endorsement of Byron Donalds for governor of Florida in 2026.
“I want these congressmen focused on enacting [President Trump]’s agenda. They haven’t done very much yet. They’re not putting his executive orders into place, we’ll see what… pic.twitter.com/sbwQ6PET0k
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 24, 2025
Per The Tampa Bay Times:
Gov. Ron DeSantis is not on board with President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next Florida governor.
But it sounds like he wouldn’t mind seeing his wife in the post.
Last week, Trump endorsed U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds in the 2026 race should the Naples Republican decide to run. The move upends the contest 18 months before any ballots are cast. (DeSantis can’t run again because of term limits.)
But at a news conference in Tampa, when a Tampa Bay Times reporter asked about the endorsement, DeSantis said he would prefer to see Donalds focus on work in Washington.
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Pres. Trump Endorses Byron Donalds for Governor of Florida in 2026
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