Tim might of even told trump that was his goal was to be his vice president or give himself some name recognition for a run in 2028. I believe trump wants about 5-6 Tim Scot opponents to be in the primary. the difference between Scott and DeSantis is that DeSantis has a small solid loyal base and Scott does not.
Another difference is that DeSantos has a secret list of people flying him around the world and funding his campaign, and just changed FL law to keep it that way.