Donald Trump accused Ron DeSantis of buying the Iowa evangelical leader’s support. Turns out DeSantis’ allies gave him a lot more money.

Sen. Joe Gruters has long had a contentious relationship with Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has the power to name Patronis’ replacement.

President-elect Donald Trump ultimately dug in on Pete Hegseth as his defense secretary nominee after efforts to replace him with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fell short, according to national ...

President-elect Donald Trump has communicated to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that he wants his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, to become the Sunshine State’s next senator — but it’s far from ...

A recent poll indicates that Vice President-elect J.D. Vance and Donald Trump Jr. are leading the early race for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination, with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis trailing behind.

Per Polymarket , Ron DeSantis has fallen back behind Pete Hegseth , the current Donald Trump nominee for Defense Secretary. A DeSantis ‘Yes’ share is priced at 23 cents, with a Hegseth Yes at 43 cents.

Even though Trump has insisted that he’s not involved in DeSantis’ decision, his preferences likely weigh heavily on the governor.

The president-elect said he doesn’t think Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will appoint Lara Trump to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate.

“And what changed was a couple of things: Trump could not find a single person in his orbit – or even really outside of it – who liked this idea of making Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, the defense secretary choice,” said the New York Times’ Maggie Haberman on CNN Friday.