Posted on 02/25/2025 8:02:17 PM PST by SoConPubbie
But Thursday, Trump endorsed Donalds, who has not declared himself a candidate, in the 2026 Florida gubernatorial race.
“I know Byron well, have seen him tested at the highest and most difficult levels, and he is a TOTAL WINNER!” said Trump, adding “RUN, BYRON, RUN!”
Addressing Trump’s endorsement of Donalds Monday, DeSantis criticized Donalds for not playing a role in DeSantis’s work in Florida.
His comments did not seem to phase Donalds, who took the high road.
“I am honored to have President Trump’s complete and total endorsement,” Donalds simply said regarding the Governor’s comments in a statement to Breitbart News.
DeSantis’s choice of criticism of Donalds – who as a congressman is a federal official with no official role in the Florida state government – is unusual.
“The reality is we’ve achieved victories in Florida,” DeSantis said, adding “a guy like Byron, he just hasn’t been a part of any of the victories that we’ve had here over the left over these last years. He’s just not been a part of it. He’s been in other states campaigning, doing that and that’s fine, but OK, then deliver results up there.”
DeSantis appears to be referencing Donalds’ work campaigning on behalf of the Trump campaign. Donalds was a top Trump surrogate throughout the campaign, traveling the nation, making dozens of stops on Trump’s behalf.
The Governor did not reference his own extensive nationwide campaign travels. Yet unlike Donalds, DeSantis, who ran opposite Trump for the Republican nomination, traveled on his own campaign’s behalf.
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Casey, Casey, Casey. She is the one in control of Gov. DeSantis. She is the one with all the ambition. I strongly believe she pushed DeSantis to run against Trump in the primary. She is the last person you should want to be governor of Florida.
I live in Florida and DeSantis has been a good governor. Having said that I know very little about his wife and what would even qualify her for running the state. Byron Donalds is proven and I trust him more.
What has Donalds proven? What has he actually accomplished?
What has DeSantis’s wife proved?
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