Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis went on social media Tuesday to share a photo of him and his wife, First Lady Casey Desantis, with the president Donald Trump The past weekend.
this Mobile via DeSantis With the heated race of successful conservative governors, Trump ally Bryon Donalds announced his candidacy after gaining presidential recognition, while the high-profile first lady admitted she was considering a 2026 match.
Trump and Florida’s first couple had breakfast together at the President’s West Palm Beach Golf Course last weekend and also played a round of golf.
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Republican origin In Florida Confirmed to Fox News that the governor and the first lady, in part, called on the president not to further participate in the governor’s campaign beyond the initial recognition of Donalds.
The president moved his main residence to Florida in 2019, and two weeks ago, wrote on social media that Donalds was Trump’s main agent in the 2024 campaign – “will be the truly great and powerful governor of Florida.”
Trump added that Donalds “will get my complete and comprehensive recognition if he decides to run. Run, Byron, Run!”
Watch: Byron Donalds announces running for governor on Fox News Channel
Donald announces his candidacy A week later, he appeared on “Hannity” on Fox News.
The conservative former state legislator has been in the middle of four years in part of the southwest of Congress and has been paying attention to potential governor bids for nearly a year.
“I’ve thought about it. I really didn’t rule out anything,” Donalds said in a digital interview with Fox News last spring, when asked about a possible run for governor.
Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican of Florida, spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held Friday, February 21, 2025 at the National Port of Maryland. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Image)
Trump and DeSantis have a long but sometimes flammable political history.
The president supported Rep at the time. DeSantis successfully ran for governor, and two years was an ally for several years. But the two Republican Heavyweights fought fiercely in 2023 and early last year in the 2024 Republican presidential nomination competition. After Trump quickly won the nomination during the primary, they seemed to have raised funds for Trump during the election after peace.
After Donalds played, DeSantis seemed to criticize the MP, saying in a press conference: “I think people are looking at it and saying you have a guy like Byron who is just part of any wins that have been here on the left over the last few years.”
The governor has avoided criticizing Donalds since he made these comments, but has repeatedly touted his wife’s achievements as the Florida First Lady and built her as a worthy successor.
Florida Governor and Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis marched with his wife Casey Desantis and son Mason on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at the Wolfeboro Independence Day Parade in New Hampshire. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News Digital)
Casey Desantis Last week, when reporters asked her if she could run, she guessed.
“To quote the late Yogi Berra,” DeSantis reiterates the famous line from the late baseball legend. “If you see a fork on the road, go.”
Then the governor quipped to the reporter: “You can read what you know.”
Fox News also confirmed last week that Governor DeSantis is contacting donors on behalf of his wife.
When asked about Casey DeSantis, Donald told Maria Bartiromo, host of Fox News last weekend host Maria Bartiromo, “I remember the then-DeSantis campaign supported by Donald Trump in 2018, which provided a lot of support for our state. So in 2025, I was very honored to move to 2026 and I was honored to be able to get support from President Trump.”
“He has a history of making good choices, and I think his choices have been working in the sunshine,” Donald stressed.
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He added: “When others decide to play, we will be worried about the primary, but we will focus on the Floridians.”
Although Florida was once the top battlefield for the election, it is now red – DiSantis won nearly 20 points in 2022, while Trump scored 13 points in November – ultimately, the Republican primary will be seen as next year’s gubernatorial election.
