A.G. Gancarski
Gov. Ron DeSantis never had to say whether or not he wanted to endorse former Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump for Senate.
On Saturday, she said she no longer was interested in the appointment to replace Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio.
“After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I have decided to remove my name from consideration for the United States Senate,” Trump posted to X, going on to “wish Governor DeSantis the best of luck with this appointment.”
Lara Trump’s disavowal of previous interest in the job, which DeSantis is expected to fill in the coming weeks, comes after President-elect Donald Trump downplayed the possibility of her appointment.
“I probably don’t (expect it), but I don’t know. Ron’s doing a good job and it’s his choice. Nothing to do with me,” President-elect Trump told reporters in Palm Beach on Monday.
Elected as RNC co-chair in March, Lara Trump was a key player in the GOP retaking the White House and control of the Senate, while maintaining a narrow House majority. What she does next could shape Republican politics, given her elevated political profile and her ties to the incoming president
She previously insisted she would be “honored” to serve and would “love” to be Senator, noting that she’d lived in Florida for the last three and a half years as proof that she knows the state, and crediting DeSantis with her being in Florida to begin with.
The idea of placing a Trump family member in the Senate had been backed by some Republicans, including Maye Musk, mother of Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who Trump has named co-head of a group tasked with reduce federal spending and regulations during his second term as President.
With the President-elect’s daughter-in-law no longer an option, speculation returns to familiar quantities in Florida. These include First Lady Casey DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, DeSantis’ Chief of Staff James Uthmeier, former House Speaker Jose Oliva, and Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez, among others.
DeSantis has said that Floridians are likely to know their next Senator by the beginning of January.
19 comments
Kathryn’s
December 21, 2024 at 7:57 pm
What are the odds DeSantis appoints himself; especially, since he didn’t get the Secretary of Defense position?
Red Storm
December 21, 2024 at 8:15 pm
It’s his call and he would make an excellent US Senator.
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MH/Duuuval
December 26, 2024 at 8:37 pm
Ed Sturm und drang:
Hannah Arendt in her 1951 The Origins of Totalitarianism wrote: “The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist,” she wrote, “but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction…and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.”
Lol
December 28, 2024 at 6:09 am
He would actually be a horrible senator. Have you been living under a rock during his governor tenure? He let FPL raise rates by record $5 billion. He let insurance companies raise premiums unlimited amount.
He did nothing for rent control.
He didn’t fix the toxic algae issue that he promised to fix (remember the TV commercials?)
Margaret
December 22, 2024 at 2:06 pm
This is my suspicion, as well. He could out-Trump in “Trumpiness,” as he did so.
MH/Duuuval
December 31, 2024 at 9:42 am
Did you mean “grumpiness”?
Hung Wiil
December 30, 2024 at 10:15 pm
Good
MH/Duuuval
December 21, 2024 at 8:12 pm
More twists and turns than a telenovela.
Skeptic
December 21, 2024 at 11:06 pm
Ronnie D either appoints himself or a caretaker who he can guarantee will step aside when 2026 rolls around.
Separately, President Musk is 0-3 now — no Matt Gaetz, no lifting of the debt ceiling, no Lara Trump.
Next. . .
MH/Duuuval
December 22, 2024 at 9:29 am
Yes, but Musk got the China restriction removed from the bill, which might have jeopardized both his auto and AI enterprises in China.
SuzyQ
December 22, 2024 at 2:25 am
Stop it! America’s Governor will not appoint himself to Rubio’s U.S. Senate seat, for Governor DeSantis is not only the most principled conservative leader in more than a generation and the most effective Florida governor in the history of the free state of Florida. I’ve repeated the aforementioned time and time again on this politically biased platform. So, just stop with all the nonsensical speculation. Governor DeSantis always does the right thing. Leadership matters. Also, he won’t be appointing that very compromised state senator from Sarasota to become Florida’s next CFO (Chief Financial Officer), a Cabinet position no less. That state senator and many on this platform are delusional and wrong on so many topics, like Disney, for example (The Mouse lost and America’s Governor and Floridians won).
MH/Duuuval
December 22, 2024 at 9:30 am
“Governor DeSantis always does the right thing.”
Oh, right, sure thing. Let me count the ways.
Ocean Joe
December 22, 2024 at 10:21 am
Suzy, This comment reads like a press release from that botox lady. Our politicians put their pants on one leg at a time like everybody else. If he were so principled he wouldnt have let that plan to build golf courses on our parks see the light of day, and having been caught, he should have owned up to it instead of blaming somebody else.
As for Lara, too bad we’ll never hear the real reason she suddenly dropped out. If Desantis actually stood up to Trump and said ‘no’ he’d be worthy of the praise. Then again, Lara would be better than Florida’s other senator.
JD
December 28, 2024 at 7:25 am
“This comment reads like a press release from that botox lady.”
Comment gold! Vote+
MH/Duuuval
December 23, 2024 at 7:13 am
If Dee is so great, why has his administration kept 42K children from CHIP insurance?
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Silly Wabbit
December 24, 2024 at 1:59 pm
You kwazy.
Harold Finch
December 22, 2024 at 12:30 pm
Halilieuja! The carpet bagger has withdrawn!
Emjay
December 23, 2024 at 12:09 am
You are so right.
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