Jim Rosica
Gov. Rick Scott said he won’t be attending GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump‘s Tallahassee rally on Tuesday night because of a scheduling conflict.
His daily schedule shows a 4:45 p.m. “Teacher of the Year” event and a “Leadership Dinner” at the Governor’s Mansion from 6-7:30 p.m.
Trump’s rally is set to begin at 6 p.m. on the grounds of the city’s antique car museum, near Interstate 10.
Scott, a Trump supporter, also is national chairman of the “Rebuilding America Now” super PAC dedicated to Trump’s election.
“I still support Donald Trump,” he told reporters after a Florida Cabinet meeting. “I want somebody in the White House who’ll focus on jobs.”
But Scott said his dinner took precedence over the suddenly scheduled rally: “I’ve got people traveling (here) from around the state.”
When asked if he would be campaigning for any candidate between now and Election Day, the governor said he was concentrating on the needs of the state, mentioning the Zika virus outbreak: “That’s my primary focus right now.”
But, he quickly added, “If the right thing … if there’s an opportunity, I’ll do what I can to help people.”
The governor said that he already voted “absentee,” the old term for the state’s vote-by-mail balloting.
