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Former President Donald Trump and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis are back together and joining forces to take on the Democrats.
After a bitter fight in the Republican primary the pair were together on a call with Republican donors that was described as “warm and gracious,” The Washington Examiner reported.
“Ron, I love that you’re back,” the former president said to the Florida governor on the call as they spoke about golf, which is one of the former president’s favorite hobbies, as well as issues facing the nation.
“The report is one of the first major signs that the pair are headed for a reconciliation, at least in appearance. It may not be coincidental that it was in front of donors, as Trump trails Biden’s campaign war chest significantly,” the report said.
“Trump outraised Biden by $76 million to $51 million in April, the first time in recent months that Biden couldn’t rake in more money than his Republican opponent. A recovered Trump-DeSantis relationship could also help the former president’s image among Florida voters who reelected DeSantis as governor in 2022 by nearly 20 points,” it said.
This month, the Florida governor addressed rumors about his wife’s possible future in politics.
First Lady Casey DeSantis, the wife of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, denied that she would seek the governorship in 2026 after he leaves office.
The Republican governor addressed rumors at a Coral Gables event regarding his wife’s political aspirations. A hypothetical Republican primary for governor would favor Casey DeSantis heavily, according to recent polls.
Asked about those polls, DeSantis smiled and told reporters, “If I had to characterize her interest in getting into the political thicket as a candidate, I would say, I would characterize it as zero. But, you know, I think it’s because she has had a front-row seat on all the nonsense that goes on when you do it.”
The governor said that the First Lady’s successful initiatives, such as Hope Florida, which assists those on government welfare in returning to work, are the reason some have suggested she run for governor.
Casey DeSantis was a regular on the campaign trail as her husband, the governor, made an ultimately fruitless effort to win the Republican nomination for 2024. Many times, political watchers and supporters said that the First Lady was the star of her husband’s events because of her charisma and motivational cancer survival story. Sometimes, the couple’s small children, who ranged in age from three to seven, would go with them.
In a 2023 interview with Fox News’ Harris Faulkner, DeSantis emphasized that “humility” defined her as the first lady of the Sunshine State.
“I think one who looks at the role with a lot of humility,” Casey said. “It isn’t about me. It is about being in a position to be able to do good on behalf of the people of this state and hopefully of this country.”
Gov. DeSantis made headlines last week when his state filed a lawsuit against the administration after his Department of Education issued significant new rule changes to Title IX, accusing President Joe Biden of “abusing his constitutional authority.”
DeSantis took to social media to announce the lawsuit, stating that Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina were also joining the legal action. The lawsuit challenges the Biden administration’s alterations to Title IX, which include preventing schools from prohibiting biological males from participating in women’s sports, among other provisions.
“Florida is suing the Biden Administration over its unlawful Title IX changes. Biden is abusing his constitutional authority to push an ideological agenda that harms women and girls and conflicts with the truth,” DeSantis wrote. “We will not comply, and we will fight back against Biden’s harmful agenda.”
