President Donald Trump on Thursday gave Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) his “Complete and Total Endorsement” should he decide to jump into the Florida gubernatorial race next year. The early signal of support – among the president’s first midterm endorsements – came in the form of a Truth Social post where he called Donalds a “Highly Respected

President Donald Trump announced that Gov. Ron DeSantis is part of a wave of picks to the “bipartisan group of state leaders tasked with strengthening state-federal partnerships on key national security, disaster response, and military coordination issues.”

A spokesperson for DeSantis’ political operations didn’t respond to a request for comment Friday. DeSantis and Donalds were once allies but had a split when Donalds endorsed Trump instead of DeSantis during the 2024 GOP presidential primary.