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

Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that he doesn’t know if Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will choose Lara Trump to fill Sen. Marco Rubio’s seat.

Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, complicates an already fraught relationship between Trump and the state’s Republican governor.

President-elect Donald Trump doused cold water on the prospect of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tapping Lara Trump to serve as the Sunshine State’s senator.

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

Supporters of Donald Trump have been calling on Ron DeSantis to appoint Lara Trump, the president-elect’s daughter-in-law, to succeed Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate. But at a press conference on Monday,

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 ...

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.

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.

Supporters of Donald Trump have been calling on Ron DeSantis to appoint Lara Trump, the president-elect’s daughter-in-law, to succeed Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate. But at a press conference on ...

“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.

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