President Donald Trump last Thursday publicly supported Republican Rep. Byron Donalds’ likely bid for Florida Govertor in 2026.
Donalds never announced, but NBC News reported In the last month he told donors that he would run for the seat, vacated by the Republican Ron Desantis, which is limited term.
Donalds are a biggest supporter of the Trump Congress, and he expects to get Trump back, even if public support performance comes soon.
“I know well byron, he saw that he tried him at the highest hardest level, and he was a total winner!” Posted by Trump to the fact of social Thursday. “As the governor, Byron has a big voice and act close to me to improve our America first agenda.”
While the major candidate was not formally filed to run for governor of 2026, both Donalds and Casey Denantis are considered potential Frontunners in the GOP. Casey Desantis, the first woman in Florida, earlier this month signed a thought in a run – a prospect mentioned in a donor movement in NBC News reported.
Trump endorsement is a big win for donalds. Trump wins Florida on 13 percentage points, living in state and widely seen strongest influence on state covenant politics.
In recent days, the desantis itself is calling – including tallahassee-based lobbyists with clients before his administration – about the wife’s potential – the two people familiar with those -istory told NBC News.
“He was completely beginning to call it,” a donor directly said Desantis. “I don’t know if the BYRON timeline is changing, but the servant governor begins to make calls, it seems like this race is just kicked.”
The Desantis office did not return a request for commentary.
Desantis is looking for a candidate to support 2026, something of the greatest plain – that blocks his wife’s entry – not offered.
Donalds and Donalds were conflicted after Donalds supported Trump at 2024 President’s president, and State Agriculture Commissions Wilton Simpson, another marked by many issues, most recent immigration.
It is not clear how to endorsement the Trump that affects the casey’s mindset process of running 2026, but it is considered a matter of course.
“He had to process things and passing through the stages of grief, but they finally decided he would not run,” a veteran GOP Florida lobbyist. “Trump is just winning this state at 15 points and throttled desantis in a national election. They know that their brand cant gets another loss of trumpet.”
More than Trump’s clear endorsement, this week’s first week opened a list of Heavyweight GOP supporters He himself extends to the truth of truth. The list includes South Florida GOP Mega Mega Alvarez, Lobbyist Brian Balgum and Teantis Doug Burgum and Teantis Doug Burgum and Teantis Doug Burgum Doug Burgum and Tech Billionnien Billion David Stans, and so on.
Trump also includes a poll showing donalds with a command in a hypothetical 2026 race.
Others in Trump’s orbit also continue to see Casey Desantis through the lens of a long-term opponent between Trump and Desantis. Trump endorses the first Gubernatorial bid in 2018 – which gives him a great enthusiasm – but some Trump defenders see the desantis then running for the President in 2024 as a betrayal.
